What is the difference between the culture of true democracy and travesty of democracy? It is quite difficult to tell. However, it can be said, when the governmental institutions become corrupt, count more on parochialism and nepotism for governance, tools of retaining law and order become organs of repression, conviction of populace on cherished ideals of the nation gets lost, democracy cease to exist. Has India reached this stage already? It is again quite difficult to state although the moral fiber of the country is waning gradually and there is no doubt in this.
From the national independence in 1947 till date there have been the accessions of several parties to governances in different states of India and there is a concord between them. Each of them has tried to control the police force and pertinent administration and to run them in accordance with its own interest. This single intention has created several upheavals both in the national and state politics at times. There are even instances when excessiveness in this regard led to the downfall of governments and the intervention of the judiciary as well.
For that reason, even if the recently released information of the appointment of A N Roy as the DGP in the state of Maharashtra disturbs you, there is nothing wonder. This has been the tradition of Indian democracy from the initiation and even from 1937 when Congress assumed governance for the first time in British India, according to historians.
It has been learnt from undisclosed sources, NCP, especially the then deputy chief minister R R Patil, became instrumental in the entire happening. Mr. Roy toppled several senior officers at that time as he was the junior most among the contenders. But this obstacle proved to be trifle since he had the necessary political endorsement.
All these are included in the petition of S Chakravorty, who challenged the appointment of Roy, before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). Well, we are not certain yet who is right but experiences have shown that these can be possible.
If all these are true, we must consider that the dark hour of Indian democracy visits again.
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