Why Vyapam broke my Slumber

Hats off to this scam

So, I write again. More sarcastic than the past that’s a promise. After a very long time I muster up the courage to write something. Was I procrastinating? Yes, I was.  For a full couple of years.  Vyapam. What does it strike the most in your mind while you hear the name Vyapam.  Brazenness, that’s what strikes my mind when I listen to this word. Thousands have been duped over the past 10 years in the case. Most importantly, it’s the youth of the state who have been deprived of their rightful places either in medical colleges or in government jobs. In short, meritocracy has been compromised for nepotism. What a shame!! Who should we blame? The political dispensation or the people themselves who benefited from such ignoble cheating. The jury is still out on that and trust me if past cases are anything to go by it will take another quarter of a century to finally arrive at a judgment, guilty or not guilty.  It seems as if Justice delayed is justice denied is a rhetoric expression with no practical uses. Our judiciary still runs at a snail pace. Very slow.  Lethargic, no, but  extremely slow.

The laws of the land combined with the sheer number of the cases are a burden on the judges. Coming back to Vyapam, the statements which the politicians are giving are so utterly outrageous and smelling of arrogance that any rational and honest person would be appalled to say the least. Ache din ayenge seems like the most negatively popular rhetoric now even surpassing the law will take its own course we have full trust in the judiciary which is invariably used by the politicians or bureaucrats accused of graft.  Amusing? No. Far from being amusing the Vyapam is becoming a hot bed of blood. Suicides, murders, deaths in police custody, bullying and what not. The most blatant dimension of the whole scam is the way whistle blowers are being threatened even on camera and on record. We can only imagine what happens to them when the cameras are not on them. It requires a lot of courage and ideals to stand up to the state Minister and come out with the truth. It’s almost akin to travelling against the tide going at 100mph. Protection to their life and property though is minimal.

Whoever had the courage and patience to read the article up until now is silently applauded by me now. Coming to the point, there is a joke doing the rounds in social media especially Watsapp where a reporter purportedly asks a question to Mr Shivaraj Singh Chauhan, the CM of MP, related to Vyapam scam, to which he replies that whoever has asked a question about the Vyapam Scam has died. In reply, the reporter cleverly changes the question and instead asks the minister how the minister’s wife is cooking a particular vegetable. Humorous, the joke may be, but it carries a deep pitched sarcasm in it. If you mull over the number of deaths that are reported to have taken place in relation to the Vyapam Scam you will be stunned to say the least. May be that explains why I am refraining from calling specific names. See I don’t know who did it. Neither do I know for sure who is responsible and accountable for the deaths. I believe the CBI enquiry which has now been ordered by the Supreme Court will bring up some radiant facts and truths in the case. One thing that I can definitely believe in is that no matter what happens both the political parties are going to have a closed door meeting regarding why this case needs to be brushed under the carpet due to the involvement of players from both sides.

Wait and watch. It’s going to be fascinating to see the outcome of facts and figures in the case. Last but not the least, thank you very much for tolerating the read for an entire duration of over 650 words.

-Sunny Gusain

P.S.: No numbers or names in the article to be associated with the outcome of the scam. Please do not kill me.

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