Get Rid of the feudal mindset

Punjab is beset with many problems. Surely, Chandigarh is not one. The worst is the feudal mindset that governs relationship between people. There can be no equality if the society is divided among two groups- the masters and the slaves. This mindset has to change. The Sarkar, mai baap, huzoor, Sahib ji culture has nothing to do with humility. These words  reek of slavishness. The people in the government, the bureaucrats and the civil servants should cease to behave like masters.

Another evil plaguing the State is corruption. The pay and play game which has been going on for decades must stop. There can be no fairness and justice in such a system.

Too many people are unemployed and poor. One cannot expect hungry people to contribute to a State in any way. On the contrary, one can clearly find a connection between unemployment and crime. Drug addiction, drug smuggling, and many other crimes are directly related to the unemployment of the people. Then there is a fractured educational system, and another is a sick healthcare system.

Any State aspiring to be worth living for people must provide means of sustenance and a dignified life. Hope the new government in Punjab  is aware of the problems and has solutions, too.