Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Empowerment !

In a country as vast and diverse as ours, Governance cannot be Centralized. We simply cannot expect a single person or a group of people to govern the Whole Country out of Delhi  or the State Capitals.

What we need is distribution of power, we need our people (ourselves) at the lowest levels to be empowered !

This thought stems out of the recent press conference by Mr. Arvind Kejriwal (AAP) during which in order to tackle the menace of the regular "inhuman activities towards women" happening in Delhi , he proposed creation of a "women protection cell" comprising of local people.

Even though it is extremely difficult to implement & function, the idea could really be effective. He talked about empowering people at the local levels who can help curb this menace and moreover help the victims (if any) and keep the administration (Police, Hospitals etc.) in check to function properly.

He called out for volunteers irrespective of their political ideology or following and gave a message something like "our own safety in our own hands".

The crux of the matter is we need to be more vocal, more attentive, more concerned & much less selfish towards the society we live in.

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