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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

भ्रष्टाचार, 'समस्याएँ' और "क्रांति"


अन्ना जी द्वारा 16 अगस्त को शुरू किये गये अनशन के दौरान पूरे देश के  मध्य वर्ग का एक हिस्सा जिस प्रकार सड़कों पर भ्रष्टाचार के विरोध में दिखा वह कोई आश्चर्य की बात नहीं है, बल्कि लगातार बढ़ रही बेरोजगारी, गैर-बराबरी, महंगाई जैसी समस्याओं के कारण जनता में जो गुस्सा व्याप्त था वह भ्रष्टाचार के विरोध के रूप में उभर कर सामने आया। मगर सिर्फ भ्रष्टाचार को सारी समस्याओं से ऊपर रखते हुए जनता के सारे गुस्से को सिर्फ जन लोकपाल कानून पारित करवाने के आन्दोलन तक सीमित कर दिया गया। जिस तरह इस पूरे आन्दोलन को दूसरे "स्वतंत्रता संग्राम"  और एक नयी "क्रांन्ति" के रूप में प्रचारित किया गया, ऐसे में हर नागरिक को, वह चाहे इसका समर्थन करता हो या न करता हो, कुछ अहम सवालों पर सोचने की आवश्यकता है, जैसे कि
1. काम के दौरान होने वाले मानसिक और शारीरिक शोषण के साथ बेरोजगारी, जैसी सामाजिक समस्या के लिए क्या भ्रष्टाचार जिम्मेदार है? 
2. लगातार बढ़ रहे सामाजिक फासले, हर व्यक्ति में व्याप्त आजीविका की असुरक्षा, और सम्पत्ति के लोभ-लालच पर आधारित सामाजिक सम्बन्धों पर किसी कानून का क्या असर होगा, जो कि हर भ्रष्टाचार की जड़ हैं
3. क्या यह आन्दोलन जनता को समाज की समस्याओं के मूल कारण के बारे में जागरूक कर रहा है
4. इस आन्दोलन का सहारा लेकर मीडिया पूरी जनता का सारा ध्यान समाज में व्याप्त गरीबी, बेरोजगारी और असमानता से हटाकर सिर्फ भ्रष्टाचार को हर समस्या के एक काल्पनिक कारण तक सीमित करने की कोशिश में क्यों लगा है
5.  क्या इस पूरे प्रचार के माध्यम से कानूनी रूप से होने वाले पूँजीवादी शोषण और अनेक कानूनी भ्रष्टाचारों को जनता की नजरों से छुपाने का प्रयास नहीं किया जा रहा है
6.  क्या जन लोकपाल के माध्यम से व्यापक जनता (सिर्फ मध्य वर्ग ही नहीं...) की पहलकदमी जागेगी, जो कि सबसे अधिक शोषित है और जो जनवाद और जनतंत्र की निर्माता होती है
7.  अन्त में, सबसे महत्वपूर्ण सवाल यह कि (इतिहास या वर्तमान मं) क्रान्तियों का उद्देश्य तो शोषण पर आधारित आर्थिक सामाजिक और राजनीतिक व्यवस्था को बदलना होना चाहिए, जबकि जन लोकपाल कानून पारित करवाने का उद्देश्य शोषण और गैर-बराबरी पर आधारित वर्तमान व्यवस्था को थोड़ा बेहतर करके जनता को यथास्थिति में बनाए रखने के प्रयास जैसा लग रहा है।
ऐसे में इसे क्रान्ति कहना क्या सही होगा? क्या सिर्फ भ्रष्टाचार समाप्त होने से कुछ मुठ्ठी भर लोगों के लोभ-लालच से पैदा हो रही गैर-बराबरी और जनता की बदहाली समाप्त हो जायेगी? यदि नहीं.. तब क्या जनता को भ्रष्टाचार से आगे बढ़कर समाज की व्यापक परिस्थितियों को समझते हुए एक क्रान्तिकारी सामाजिक परिवर्तन के लिए आगे नहीं आना चाहिए? भविष्य में हर प्रकार के शोषण को समाप्त करने के लिये जन क्रान्तियाँ जनता द्वारा ही होनी हैं, और शोषण पर आधारित व्यवस्था को किसी भी प्रकार से जारी नहीं रखा जा सकता। भगत सिंह के शब्दों में, "जब तक पहले न्याय न हो, तब तक सद्भावना की बात करना अनर्गल प्रलाप है, और जब तक इस दुनिया का निर्माण करने वालों का अपनी मेहनत पर अधिकार न हो, तब तक न्याय की बात करना बेकार है।"

8 comments:

  1. A well written article. Here are two of the links I think, would be good to clear some more doubts:

    1. An article published on "The Hindu" on Sept 03, 2011: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Kalpana_Sharma/article2372648.ece

    2. An interview published on "The Hindu" of Arundhati Roy:
    http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fopinion%2Flead%2Farticle2379704.ece&h=VAQBKREmIAQBBkgdyw7IuZwkGX2It63eKfC1MDy4h9Rz9Bg

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  2. Bhrastachaar is a Big problem. Whole country is being looted. And it may not cover many of the biggest issues of Bharat but atleast one is covered. Somewhere the start has to happen. And why these questions are being raised when an Initiative has been started? Why not earlier. Why they have to be raised in the context of this struggle. Why can't they be raised independently if the are biggest issues impacting us? Pls understand that such irresponsible and somewhat cheap behavior hurts the cause for no reason and doesn't do any thing good.

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  3. रचित, आपने सायद इसका अन्तिम पैरा. नहीं पढ़ा, कि भगत सिंह के शब्दों में, "जब तक पहले न्याय न हो, तब तक सद्भावना की बात करना अनर्गल प्रलाप है, और जब तक इस दुनिया का निर्माण करने वालों का अपनी मेहनत पर अधिकार न हो, तब तक न्याय की बात करना बेकार है।"
    तो मुख्य मुद्दा यह है कि जब तक जनता की मेंहनत को लूटकर कुछ लोगों (सिर्फ नेता नहीं, कोई भी सम्पत्तिधारी) के घर भरे जाते रहेंगे तब तक भ्रष्टाचार समाप्त नहीं हो सकता, और न ही इससे जनता की बदहाली में कोई फर्क पड़ेगा... हाँ.. यह जरूर हो सकता है कि लोगो में कुछ दिनो तक ऐसी गलतफहमी पैदा हो जाए...
    और यदि कुछ करना ही है तो क्यों न इन लूट के आधार पर खड़े समाज को बदलने के लिए कुछ करें, और भ्रष्टाचार सिर्फ तभी समाप्त हो सकता है....
    हमे आज भी यह मानना पड़ेगा कि भगत सिंह ने सही कहा था कि गोरे की जगह काले अंग्रेज नहीं चाहिए.. और नेताओं की जगह जन लोकपाल नहीं चाहिए.. जब तक शोषण होता रहेगा जनता बदहाल ही रहेगी.. सिर्फ मन को तसल्ली देने से कुछ नहीं हो सकता....
    तो सही मायने में क्रांति के लिये कुछ कीजिये नहींतो आने वाले समय में कुछ और हदहाली बड़ेगी तो समझ में आ ही जेयेगा....

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  4. Rachit, You should look the reality after removing the view of corruption,...
    And most important thing is that people mostly understand corruption with the bribing..
    And most important thing is that these civil society people, who oppose corruption and bribing so loudly, they also given a bribe by the system for their support to the exploitation of labor by capital.

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  5. On Rachit's incomplete view regarding his questions, "Why can't they be raised independently if the are biggest issues impacting us?" I want to share some of my very clear understanding. Rachit either have not hear about the 11 years fast till death by Irom Sharmila and many other struggles of workers and farmers in the whole nations, because these news are never bring in the mainstream media.
    So, Rachit thought that whatever is done by Anti-Corruption Movement is the "beginning", while he can not see many struggles of public happening since many years at many locations in the whole nation.
    Actually people like Rachit only know what mainstream news media and newspapers show to them, they never try to explore anything themselves. An I am sure that if he tried to search some online detail on the struggles of people in the India he must not raised this question where he think that "Somewhere the start has to happen. And why these questions are being raised when an Initiative has been started?"

    I would like to share some detail views on Anna supporter's understanding. First of all, what are the problem in the present society,
    1. Poverty in the most of the section of the society,
    2. Increasing Unemployment in the youths,
    3. Increasing gap of rich and poor in the society,
    4. Centralization of wealth and power (created by work of masses) in the hands of few,
    5. Unavailability of basic social security for most of the people.
    Etc. Etc....

    Now the reason of these problems itself exists in the lawful functioning of capitalist system, which, in a normal manner, do the accumulation of wealth in the hands of few. It is not only Achit, but also many other (may be honest middle class..) who think that something will change with the opposition of corruption.

    At this movement if we look at their views, these people draw this conclusions, "Corruption is the 'root cause' of every problem. So, with corruption all problems will also disappear." (!!)
    If we see other side of same problem, we must observe that corruption is not the cause of problems, but it is one of the many problem itself, which all take birth in the normal functioning of system. A system, which is based on the exploitation of masses to feed few sections of the society. In this process centralize all the power and wealth in the hands of few. These few, who are feed well by this system, are intentionally standing in the favor of Jan Lokpal without understanding the cause and reason of corruption.
    Everyone should think on this in some more detail. And I am sure that he will get the answers of his every doubt!!

    Another point about the Anaa movement is that after the "victory" all the newspapers and media was full with the headlines like, "It is the 'victory' of Democracy, of People, of Parliament, etc." And all feel that they have really done "something" for the nation.

    With the base I want to tell that distrust of public for the capitalist and political class was rising after exposing of so many scams, so it was immediate requirement of ruling classes to do something which will bring down this distrust of the people. At the same time Anna come in the focus and rulers (Industrialists and their political parties) used their honest image very well for this purpose.

    At this point I have two points which come in my observation,
    1. Either rulers of the India are so clever that they easily become successful in ruling the consciousness of masses, mostly middle class civil society and intelligentsia, or
    2. Indian intelligentsia and middle class is politically so unaware that they are misguided at every stage.

    Every Anna supporter, I would like to request that please share your analysis, your points in the support of movement, don't just speak some emotional words and don't give any moral principles.

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  6. I feel very dishearten when somebody says "Ek problem to solve hui" . I really can't imagine that the people who say this will remain happy with just one good think in there life.
    If they are not then they are cheating to themselves by saying this.
    This is a good movement but was not properly made for the right cause.
    If anyone has any doubt in my words , they can wait and see what will happen which we are doing from so many days."Wait and watch"

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  7. I think Rachit and others who thinks like him got the answers. i also request such peoples that don't support anyone emotionally as he is saying " such irresponsible and cheap behavior" feels like he is deeply hurted that here something is written against anna's movements and he never try to understand what will be the impact of such movement over society. Living in utopia that something good is done by a messiah.
    please first understand the root cause then say something don't go over the media which shows anything crap in breaking news.

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  8. Though, many things have already been cleared by above comments (and to understand more I think books are the best way along with going in between workers instead)...anyone can try to analyze and understand by itself. Then many doubts like "beginning" and "Corruption is the 'root cause'" etc will be clear..

    Here the main problem in my view is now most of the middle class people believe that one "revolt" (?) has just now happened successfully and we need to take some rest before thinking about other issues (many don't even consider worker's genuine demands as issues as we ourselves don't live in such pathetic conditions)...
    Also, people have come across a "good image" of media which hardly give any news about workers' struggles...

    This is only leading to a delay in the true revolt which demands the judgment for 80% of the population for their right to live like human..

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