News from Pudhari, 25/12/2013

                                   Direct Pipe Line

Much awaited Water Scheme to supply the potable water to Kolhapur City has got
final approval. There is joy of the same but at the same time, the issue remind the apathy
of the Government and our political leaders.

It will take much time to be materialized. But the movement to clean Panchganga River must
be going on. Because we must see the welfare of people who live downstream. 

                                           Best Wishes !

Just changed my profile pic for the blog. It is some what complicated.
I am surprised that very few uses blog though it is a nice platform to
express our thoughts. Facebook is famous as there is less righting/typing
and more visuals.

                                          Act of Law?

When it is proved that the documents are fake or forged, why the

Government officers linger to take action? Isn’t it shows the collusion

of officers with the wrong doers? 

Negligence of Duty

                                                   
                                                            Negligence of Duty
The Administration is appointed for the execution of works. It did not perform duty, have no will to
take preventive measures. The representatives of the people did not raise voice against it. The sufferer
is common man. What is the remedy? 

                       Frustrated and Furious

Sometimes we see that the otherwise calm and peaceful people

became furious and their behavior is totally unexpected. Within last

3-4 days, Kolhapur witnessed such two things. The Anti-Toll

Agitation take a hostile turn after unjustified / unnecessary lathi charge

 and the agitators from Chandgad became destructive in Collector office.

          It is said that if the diagnosis is wrong, the treatment too will be

wrong. In the matter of Chandgad issue, the Collector had ordered to

inquire into matter and also had ordered to impose proper force at the

events of agitations. The logic behind it is that if the more force is employed,

we can be safe and it will solve the issue. How it is possible? Is it a only solution

to avoid such rage? NO. The problem is somewhere else. The administration

is running off from the common people. It should know that the citizens are a

part of government in democracy. In a dictatorship, decisions are made and

implemented without considering the people. If the administration listened the

 problems and forwarded it to the government, it is enough. After all the

administration cannot take decisions, it only can implement the decisions taken

by the representatives of the people. In the Toll issue too, it was the inaction of

the administration which made the situation worse. Lack of communication and

 lack of interest kept the administration away from the real condition. Moreover,

 the tendency of avoiding responsibility was shown again. Chacha Neharu had told

that conversation is important in the private life as well as in the life of the nation to

resolve the disputes.

          Appointing more force cannot save. When revolution starts, all the mighty

forces get swept in a whirl. And revolution always begins with the common

unrest in the minds of the citizens. The Red Attacks are just an advanced stage of

unrest and frustration.

29/05/2013

We cannot afford to ever sit down.....

Finally we have woke up, we are protesting. But there is a long way to go and

we cannot afford to sit down. The cartoon in Times of India is very apt.

In Kolhapur, the people are fighting for their fundamental rights- for roads, which

is a basic need. But the government is playing with the sentiments of the citizens.

It had never answered the issues raised, instead it is trying to protect the wrong doers.

It is going to give roads to a privet company for 30 years. We,the people, are 

protesting and the government, which is for the welfare of the people and bound to 

fulfill the needs of the people, is just ignoring the wishes of the people. Are they 

elected there to fulfill their own agenda? It is nothing but "TollGate".

It is time, when we should stood up. Because we cannot afford to sit down.