BEFORE: The opposition, to seem useful and concerned in the public eye, held morchas and rallies and tamashas in the Parliament demanding resignation from some minister in case of a mishap.
NOW: The responsible ministers offer to resign before the Opposition can point a finger at them to gain public sympathy.
Hail the Indian Politicians.
Few question. How does your resignation help? Does it bring back the dead? Does it guarantee that such incidents won't happen in the future? This anger is directed towards the Mangalore plane crash which killed 158 people. In response to this tragic news, civil aviation minister, Prafful Patel apparently offered his resignation to the Prime Minister which was rejected. Of course it is tragic news! But what can your resignation lead to? Well, I don't blame the poor chap. If he hadn't offered to resign, the Opposition would have rolled up their sleeves and organised massive rallies and created an inferno in the Parliament demanding Patel's removal from his post.
So it all boils down to the fact that these tragedies are seen as a chance to defame the ruling party by the Opposition, whereas the ruling party sees the mishap as an added burden of maintaining their image. But do they really care about the injured, the dead, their relatives, the infrastructure issues, the reason behind the tragedy? Is sealing the issue with monetary compensation the only saving grace? Why doesn't the opposition realise that their job is to keep the ruling party on its feet. The point is not to show that more accidents occurred in XYZ's tenure than in ABC's. It is not the government which caused the Tsunami or the airplane to crash or the earthquake or Global Warming for that matter! But it is the government’s job to have sufficient infrastructure to be prepared for such accidents and the opposition has to ensure that the government doesn’t slack in its work.
It is tragic enough that such a devastating incident had to happen. Please don’t see it as a chance to put a dagger at each other’s throat.
P.S. Mangalore airplane crash is a sad incident for the entire country. I extend my condolences to the victims and their families. May peace prevail.
