Junaid AhmadAIR 3 · CSE 2018 · 224 wordsTheir whole copy
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VIP culture in India is an inherited trait from british administration in post independent India.
Britishers kept a large distance between the people and the government to have a distinction between the ruled and the ruler.
Ban on use of red beacons on vehicle is a symbolic gesture which will help in changing this perception
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(a) It will promote equality of status among the rulers and the ruled.
(b) It will help in changing the attitude towards the VIP culture as it can be penalised.
(c) People will come more closer to officials
and political people. e.g. Mahatma Gandhi gave up his western clothes and lifestyle to assimilate among masses. But there are certain issues that need to be addressed.
- Red beacon is a symbolic thing the real issues lie in the attitude.
Attitude of officials ->
- social superiority
- apathy towards masses
- law and order orientation
Despite of the orders it has been seen that many have not removed the beacon as they feel it is their right as they are the elected and selected representative.
- Other ways of showing superiority through large convoys, blue and other beacons, money power is there.
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Thus the focus should be on changing the attitude to democratic attitude with people being considered as sovereign and the responsibility to serve them supreme.