हिन्दुस्थान में काले अंग्रेजो का राज

हिन्दुस्थान में अंग्रेजो के शासन का सबसे बुरा पक्ष यह था के वो हिन्दुस्थान कि जनता के प्रति उत्तरदायी नहीं था और न ही उन्हें हिन्दुस्थान कि महान विरासत से कोई लगाव था | आज के हिन्दुस्थान कि सरकार में कमोवेश यही स्थिति नज़र आ रही है | पिछले दिनों देश में घटी घटनाएँ व भरष्टाचार की बड़ी इबारते इस और सपष्ट संकेत कर रही है |

जो सरकार अपनी  प्रकृति व उसके संसाधनों की रक्षा करने में नाकाम रही हो | जो सरकार अपने उद्यमियों को निकम्मेपन कि और ले जा रही हो व जो सरकार ढाँचागत व संस्थागत विकास के लिए नीतियां बनाने में अक्षम साबित हो | जिस देश कि जनता अपने आप को अपने देश में असुरक्षित महसूस करे | तो क्या यह समझा जाना चाहिए के यह सरकार जनता के प्रति अपने उत्तरदायित्व का पालन करने में पूरी तरह नाकाम ही नहीं असंवेदनशील भी है | जो सरकार यह सोचती है हो जब मौका पड़े तब जनता को सब्ज-बाग दिखा कर बहका लिया जाए | चाहे वह चुनाव का समय हो |

तब ऐसे में क्यों न हम इनकी तुलना काले अंग्रेजो से करे ?

Patel and his Reminiscence

Out of many issues, Kashmir issue was one which remained unresolved even after death of Sardar Patel. It was felt, if he was given free hand to resolve the Kashmir dispute, he would have resolved that as effectively as he resolved Hyderabad annexation problem. Sardar Patel had himself mentioned this to Mr. H. V. Kamath "Had Javahar Lal Nehru and Gopalswamy Iyenger not interfered in Kashmir Dispute, I would have resolved it the same way I resolved the Huderabad Issue".

It must be noted that Mr. Nehru was not at all in favor of Army intervention in Hyderabad. He suggested that it will destabilize the region and wanted the army intervention to end immediately. Well known Congress stalwart leader Prof. N. G. Ranga believed that the delayed action in Hyderabad was caused by Nehru, Maulana Azad and Lord Louis Mountbatten. He recounts that Sardar Patel felt that, had he taken Nehru's suggestions in consideration, Hyderabad issue would have never been resolved. Similar suggestions were given by Maulana Azad and Mountbatten.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad writes in 1959 "Today India is being discussed around the glove because of Sardar Patel's visionary leadership and will power." He adds "Even now we are not giving his due credit". Sartar Patel kept the situation in control even when India was facing such turbulent situation. How did he keep grip on such situation? its something we can learn from his life story...

Chakravarti Rajgopalachari writes this after 25 years of choosing of first Prime Minister of India 'It would have been undoubtly better if Sardar Patel would have been our PM and Nehru our Foreign minister. Had Sardar been alive for few more years, he would have definitely reached the Prime Minster post, something which he deserved. We would not have faced Kashmir, Tibbat, China and various outer issues we face today.'

Its a pity that politicians ignored his legacy after his death and did not give him credit which he deserved.