Why you shouldn't criticize your government

Have you ever tried controlling a class of 50 mischievous students? Or tried managing your house all by yourself one day without taking any help from mother? Or have you ever dealt with problems of people coming from different social classes? If you have tried all of this, you will understand how difficult it is to do these tasks. If not, try doing one of them one day. Now imagine doing the same for a country with a population 1,3 billion people coming from different strata of the Indian society!

On the other hand, have you also tried something new in your life and experienced an immediate disapproval from someone? You know how disappointing it is, isn't it? But don't you like it when someone appreciates your work? Have you thought even for once of doing the same for your country's government?

Why do we criticize our government so much? Because it is a constant letdown to your needs? And what are your needs? A clean and green, corruption free, pollution free country? Yes, I agree the country could be less corrupt. It could be more pollution-free than it is right now. Yes, it could also be much cleaner and greener. But how many of you have never bribed a Pandu (a typical Indian term for a policeman)? Or how many amongst you have ever participated in plantation or cleanliness drives? I am sure I will have more readers of this article who have done the exact opposite of the aforementioned. Can't we plant at least one tree on our birthday or try watering the existing plants around us? Why is the government responsible for watering the plants? Is it that only the government employees breathe oxygen and you don't? Or is it just they who enjoy the beaches and the hill stations and you sit at home. Why can't charity begin at home and we become responsible citizens? What do we do otherwise, sign petitions to the PM of India, America & France for girl education rights, cleanliness, global warming to gain free tickets for a concert. What after that? How many of you will go back to the Global Citizen website and take initiatives, sign petitions or tweet to the ministers?

Nevertheless, tell me how many vacations have you taken in India and tried to explore the interiors parts of India? Well, I have traveled quite a few places and it always the "Laal Dabba" (the red buses) that has to come my rescue in the interiors and not any Ola or Uber. It is then when I realized the connectivity of our roadways. There are places which you have never ever even heard about, where the population of the village is only of about 10 people but the government has tried to reach out to those people too. So that they could go to work, see the world, like you wish to do. It also frustrates us when the trains are running late and it hardly takes us seconds to tweet about it or update a status on Facebook but have we ever thanked the motormen or the bus drivers when they are on time? The government tries its best so that you could reach on time. But sometimes they fail too. So what? Don't YOU ever run late?  It frustrates us when there is electricity cut off even for a day, but try to imagine those homes who have never seen a bulb lit at their homes for years together. And that is why the government cuts off the electricity. Can't we spare a day without electricity and water? Are we THAT addicted to our gadgets?

All I can say is we are frustrated citizens not looking or not wanting to look at the beauty around us. We do not want to appreciate what the government has by far done for us. There are countries still struggling with third world problems.(Yes, I know we are amongst them). But why are we amongst them? Because all of us want to go to the US or Australia or the UK and develop their nations. So what and how are we giving back to our nation? What is left with our country is a class of poor, uncivilized people. It is very easy to criticize your government sitting in some other clean, green and developed country.

Do you know how far have we come up from our problems? Do you know what is the Modi government doing for us, citizens? No. And thus I will take this opportunity to update you with our country's development. Firstly, the Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan (SBA). Our Prime Minister, Mr. Modi has taken 20,726 pledges under SBA act and has already completed about 14,592 of them.  Secondly, The Make In India initiative launched in September 2014 envisages to transform India globally in the business sector. To know more about this program click on this link: http://www.makeinindia.com/about . Mr. Modi has given a global recognition to India by visiting countries, by attending global summits which has helped us now during our recent Uri attacks. On the contrary, it took us a few minutes to mock him and criticize him on his international visits. Indians are writing letters to him from all across the world as if he is the superhero. It is just not him but his cabinet ministers too. The Maharashtra CM, Devendra Fadnavis, the Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu, the former supreme court lawyer and current Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj. Do you know the popularity of his ministers? Did you know the earlier cabinet of ministers ? I certainly think the Modi wave has touched us all. No, I am not a Modi bhakt.

But I sincerely believe we should start appreciating what the government has done for us.