Some people have got the idea that bad governance is tantamount to no governance. But this writer feels that it is a very wrong presumption and believes that it is always good to have a government running a bad government rather than a government without any governance at all. This argument can be proved effectively by using the example of the present government headed by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala.The government that came into existence after getting a big majority in the legislative assembly, has failed miserably in generating any hope in the minds of the people about any good governance. More importantly the government is now mired in a lot of controversies, corruption charges, factionalism, contempt of court charges and so on. But the most important factor that had affected the common man was the dreadful condition of the roads in Kerala. It is often being said in Kerala that the condition of the roads had never been so terrible in the history of the State. Still worse was the Government’s reaction to such a shoddier state of affair. That the government is incapable of taking even a tactical decision like maintenance of roads, leave alone strategic ones, shows the inept and clumsy nature of the LDF government.
The CPI(M), which is heading the coalition government is itself now mired in factionalism that they can hardly find enough time to give proper consideration to their governing duties. The condition of other parties of the LDF front is not any different either. Moreover there are conflicts and hostilities between the parties of the front as well. The recent spat between the minister Sudhakaran of CPI(M) and the CPI Secretary Veliyam Bhargavan is a good example for the same. Day by day the woes of the government are increasing and the internal feud is not making things any better for the them. The recent controversy of the Sabarimala aravana is a shocking example of the internal fight within the LDF front. The Devasom committee members, of course from different parties, are fighting among themselves thereby forgetting the need for a better governance of the temple affairs. This has become an indelible stigma on the government about which, disgustingly enough, they are not worried about.
The latest trend of this government is to blame everything on the civil servants to hide its incapability of doing things and lack of political will. It even got to the extend of the resignation of the former Chief Secretary Lizzie Jacob. There are also political pressure on the government to remove capable officials from their present positions when they are doing something against the whims and fancies of the ruling parties. Removal of Suresh Kumar IAS from the Munnar Mission and MGA Raman from the jail DGP posts are examples of the same. These deeds of the Government haven't done any good to their credibility, if they had some. The pig-headed stubbornness of the Government is all the more evident in it's callous denial of any enquiry into any possible foul play on the same issue.
The life and property of the common man has no security in the present day Kerala. We all are aware about what happened at Changanassery, where there was a clash between the SFI and ABVP students and people from outside and a dutiful Police Officer attained martyrdom while doing his duty. There was no real probe into the issue and before the Police could arrest any perpetrators the Home Minister, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan from Trivandrum has declared that the ABVP is behind the attack. Any sensible person would know that both SFI and ABVP people were involved in the attack and the Minister had declared as he did there was just to save activists of his party from getting arrested. Worse, the Police had arrested some very innocent people on charges of instigating violence and killing the Police Officer. The sad plight of those innocent people are really worrisome and creates a big question mark in the minds of the common men about the safety he or she has in the present scenario with the LDF, headed by CPI(M), in the Government. Though the Home Minister is not interested in doing anything to maintain peace and tranquility in the state, one could only wonder what drives his inner self to bring a lot of so-called "reforms" in the different jails in the state. One cant be blamed if he/she thinks that it is only better to be at some jails rather than being in the outside world in the present day Kerala state because this ministry has done a lot of things for the betterment of jails than anything else. Kudos Home Minster, Kudos.
One single Minister who stands out from the rest, even if more often for wrong reasons, is Mr.Sudhakaran. Within a short span of time as Minister he has become notorious with his childish remarks and joker-like expressions. He is certainly the buffoon of the cabinet and always makes some issues or the other for the lay people to laugh at. Though there are less number of people who doubts the person's integrity, there is a feeling among the masses that he is not eligible for the post of a Minister because he often makes the mockery of his position in the eyes of the public and to the outside world. A state like Kerala can hardly afford such a frivolously silly Minister. He often conceals his inefficiency through his loud stupid remarks on the officers and all his critics. Such a person is not at all fit to be a minister and its a ill-fate of the Malayalees that we have to endure such a ludicrously sick person as our Minister. It would be better for Mr.Sudhakaran to resign his position as Minister and take some position in his party - CPI(M) where he might find some people who can bear with his stupidity and might even have the great heart to hail him as the greatest candid leader ever and also anoint him as the savior of the downtrodden and the voice of the voice-less common man.
This Government has stretched the limit of the endurance of the common people - there is no governance, there is no order, there is no peace, there is no development, there is no security for the life and property of the common man, and of course there is no aravana at Sabarimala. This writer, with the hope of being the "voice of the voice less", though for a very small time period, just wants to tell this government one thing - if you don't know how to govern, then just GET LOST.
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