An obtuse view
A dog sick of fleas and ticks went to doc “Please help me get rid of all these fleas and ticks who are constantly sucking my blood” The seasoned doctor replied “No problem I will remove these but mind you soon you will get new ones who will suck more blood, the ones already living off you is a contended lot they are reasonable and have had their fill so now it is only once in a while that they take a drop or two just about enough to keep them going”
On Indian Railways it was a bona fide and accepted mode of recruitment when the bada sahib will be on customary periodical inspection, he would find a ‘soon to retire’ outstanding employee, then and there he would be given on the spot award by inducting his son in the Railways. This discretionary power was seldom abused. It was largely based on employee’s life long service record and compassion. Never a complaint or even anonymous complaint was reported of nepotism or job for sale. Result we had three often even four generations of proud, sincere and devoted Railway men with visible pride.
We have had second and third generation of ‘leaders’ on national political scenario. They get preferential treatment in getting party ticket and thereafter they in the fray to win or lose the battleground. It is not appointment; it is election where goodwill and hard work also counts.
Mrs Gandhi could only help Amitabh, son of her friend, get his first break in Saat Hindustani thereafter his own perseverance, grit and talent kept him afloat and made a Mahanayak out of him. Let us not discuss Abhishek.
So when you have a fresh crop of leaders nay politicians they come with a new zeal of making as much as possible and as quickly as possible. MPLAD and MLALAD and such schemes provide useful apprenticeship for future bravados. One thing leads to another. After all politics is one career which absolutely has no job security (everybody does not have flexibility and dexterity of Paswan) You are Hriday Samrat one day and come next reshuffle/election forget Hriday, you are no where and forgotten as easily. It is in this backdrop that new leaders who have no political lineage to talk about much less the scruples they are out unabashedly to make hay while the sun shine of their tenure lasts. The freshest politicians work in silo and boast they are reverse of what all is wrong with hereditary politicians. The second/third generation politicians have to keep a fine balance and always keep in mind that if they were reckless it will affect not only their reputation leading to adversely affecting the career of their upcoming children, of whom, at least one would seriously be nurturing the ambition to take over the baton from mummy or papa, as the case may be.
