JANUARY 23 Towards a New India

It would be wholly accurate to say that the reason for the present low-key approach of the leaders to this issue is the poor response from the people to their aggressive stance. Where the participation of the public had bloated the matter out of all proportion, its present non-cooperation will deal it a death blow. It is seldom that the public can be aroused more than once on issues of such intense emotionalism. With the passage of time, the pressure of the actual problems of life comes into play as a check on any such arousal. No nation can fail to see the error of attempting to make a non-issue into an issue over a long period of time. It is human nature to look towards the future and consign the past into oblivion — a law of nature to which Indians would do well to bow. It should be appreciated that present circumstances — with all obstacles cleared from the path — are now fully ripe for non-partisan action of a positive and constructive nature. The majority of people in India are either illiterate or semi-literate. Approximately half of the country’s population is suffering from poverty and unemployment. Corruption of all kinds has led the country to the verge of ruination. Nowhere is justice obtainable in the courts. The goals of sterling character and national unity are yet to be attained. A number of problems of increasing gravity are still facing our country. The plight of our nation simply cries out for new solutions and freshness of approach. It is, therefore, the duty of all concerned persons to identify and grasp whatever opportunities present themselves for the construction of new India.