A few lines on the news that is making rounds on the TV channels and on the front pages of news papers, could not remain confined in my head and have spilled out : Read and savour Views on News from Borders At the border, five brave men laid their lives, Leaving behind stunned children and widowed wives; Rulers of the nation could not care less, One needn’t be on the front to perpetrate this mess. Worry not you the rich, blue and brash at the jaunts, It’s the poor and disciplined sepoy whom death haunts; You know you will grow-up to be the one making the rule, Millions are there, trained to be slain at a swing of the rule. We can couch on sofas surfing net and naughty portals, To die on the borders, there are many lesser mortals; Send a cheque from public money with a minister, To show-off sympathy, hiding the political intents so sinister. Goons can become Lords of Houses by grace of elections, Only fools like Durga and Raghunandan face the selections; When a nation is ruled by puppets and clowns, Youth and talent is bound to be massacred like pawns. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Durga - the suspended IAS who dared the sand mafia. Raghunandan - one of the five slain Indian Army soldiers.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:55:05 +0000
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