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“90 feesad Bhartiyon ki soch aqli nahin balke jagirdarana hai, zaat parasti aur firqa parasti se bhari hui, jise main aksar ‘gobar’ kehta hoon, is liye woh vote dene ke ahal nahin,” Bharti Supreme Court ke sabiq judge Justice Markandey Katju likhte hain.

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Police officers in helmets and uniforms drag a shouting protester in jeans across the road during a crowded demonstration
12 October 2026 ko New Delhi mein voter fehriston se naam nikale jane ke khilaf muzahire ke dauran police aik muzahira karne wale ko ghaseet rahi hai. File photo. — SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP
Urdu mein suneinJamhuriyat ka but9 min · device ki awaz0:00 / 9:11
Justice Markandey Katju
Justice Markandey Katju
Bharti Supreme Court ke sabiq judge

Bharat mein aaj kal jis mauzoo par garma garam behas ho rahi hai aur jo media mein viral ho chuka hai, woh Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar ki vote chori hai.

01Vote chori

Yeh maamla 23.09.2026 ko mumtaz Bharti akhbar The Indian Express mein reporter Ritika Chopra ki aik tehqeeqati report shaya hone ke baad saamne aaya, jis mein ilzam lagaya gaya ke Gyanesh Kumar ne Election Commission of India mein apne do saathiyon ke aitrazat ke bawajood yaktarfa taur par un 13 crore voters ke naam fehriston se nikal diye jo hukmran BJP ke khilaf vote dete.

Gyanesh Kumar, in glasses, a dark suit and red tie, holds his hands together in front of his face
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. File photo. — AFP

Bharat mein Gyanesh Kumar ki bartarfi ya istife ke mutalbe par bare paimane par ehtijaj hue hain, jin mein 1 November ko Delhi ke mein hone wali haaliya rally bhi shamil hai, jo Congress party ke rehnuma Rahul Gandhi ne bulayi thi aur jis mein kai opposition jamaaton ke rehnumaon ne shirkat ki.

In ehtijajon mein elan kiya gaya hai ke Gyanesh Kumar ke iqdamat se jamhuriyat ka qatl hua hai. Mafrooza yeh hai ke jamhuriyat Bharat mein aik achhi cheez hai, aur is liye vote chori buri cheez hai kyunke yeh jamhuriyat ko kamzor karti hai. Lekin kya yeh mafrooza durust hai?

02Wahid kasauti

Har siyasi sargarmi ki kasauti aik hai, aur sirf aik: kya is se logon ka mayar-e-zindagi buland hota hai? Kya is se logon ko behtar zindagi milti hai?

Har siyasi sargarmi ki kasauti aik hai, aur sirf aik: kya is se logon ka mayar-e-zindagi buland hota hai?

Meri raye mein jamhuriyat bazat-e-khud koi manzil nahin. Yeh sirf manzil tak pahunchne ka zariya ho sakti hai. Aur woh manzil logon ka mayar-e-zindagi buland karna aur unhein behtar zindagi dena honi chahiye. Agar jamhuriyat is manzil tak pahunchne mein madad deti hai to yeh achhi cheez hai, warna nahin. Bharat mein hamari jamhuriyat mulk ki taraqqi ka rasta rokti hai, to ise achhi cheez kaise kaha ja sakta hai? Is liye yeh mafrooza hi qabil-e-aitraz hai ke jamhuriyat Bharat ke liye achhi cheez hai. Main wazahat karta hoon.

03Jamhuriyat, jaisi ke yahan raij hai

Nazari aur tajreedi taur par, jamhuriyat aik umda aur khushnuma lafz hai, kyunke is ka matlab awam ki hukmarani hai. Lekin humein yeh dekhna hai ke Bharat mein raij jamhuriyat haqeeqat mein kya hai, na ke nazari aur tajreedi taur par woh kya hai. Doosre lafzon mein, jamhuriyat ko aisa but nahin banna chahiye jise muqaddas gaaye ki tarah pooja jaye.

Bharti siyasat ka thora sa bhi ilm rakhne wala har shakhs janta hai ke Bharat mein jamhuriyat zyada tar zaat paat aur mazhabi ki buniyad par chalti hai. Jab zyada tar Bharti voters intikhabat mein vote dalte hain to woh umeedwar ki ahliyat nahin dekhte, ke woh achha aadmi hai ya bura, muntakhib ho kar un ki behbood ke liye kaam karega ya nahin, berozgari aur zaroori ashiya ki qeematein barhi hain ya nahin. Woh sirf umeedwar ki zaat ya mazhab dekhte hain (ya woh zaat ya mazhab jis ki numaindagi ka daawa us ki jamaat karti hai).

2024 ke Bharti parliamani intikhabat mein muntakhib hone wale taqreeban aadhe arkan-e-parliament ka mujrimana record tha, jis ka matlab hai ke zyada tar Bharti voters yeh nahin dekhte ke jise woh vote de rahe hain woh mujrim hai ya nahin; woh sirf us ki zaat ya mazhab dekhte hain.

Zaat parasti aur firqa parasti jagirdarana quwwatein hain, aur inhein khatam kiye baghair Bharat taraqqi nahin kar sakta. Lekin jamhuriyat, jis tarah woh Bharat mein haqeeqat mein kaam karti hai, zaat parasti aur firqa parasti ko mazeed gehra aur mazboot karti hai (kyunke woh inhi ki buniyad par chalti hai).

Jamhuriyat ko aisa but nahin banna chahiye jise muqaddas gaaye ki tarah pooja jaye.

04Hamesha election mode mein

Bharat mein 28 riyasatein aur 8 union territories hain, is liye har waqt ya to kisi riyasat ya union territory ki assembly ka intikhab ho raha hota hai ya us ki tayyariyan jari hoti hain. Doosre lafzon mein mulk hamesha election mode mein rehta hai. Misal ke taur par Bharat ki sab se bari riyasat UP aur Punjab mein intikhabat February ya March 2027 mein hone hain.

Intikhabat jeetne ke liye Bharti siyasatdan muashre ko taqseem karte hain aur vote hasil karne ke liye zaat paat ya mazhabi nafrat bharkate hain. Misal ke taur par Bharat ki sab se bari riyasat UP mein aaj kal Musalmanon ki masajid ko nishana banaya ja raha hai (zahir hai aane wale riyasati assembly intikhabat mein Hindu vote hasil karne ke liye).

Bharat mein jamhuriyat haqeeqat mein isi tarah kaam karti hai.

05Cheen aur Bharat

Cheen mein jamhuriyat nahin, lekin us ne tezi se taraqqi ki hai aur 21.5 trillion dollar ki GDP ke saath duniya ki doosri super power ban chuka hai, jabke Bharat ki GDP taqreeban 4 trillion dollar batayi jati hai, aur yeh adad bhi qabil-e-aitraz hai.

Un ka pesh karda muwazna

  1. 21.5 trillion dollarCheen ki GDP, jamhuriyat ke baghair
  2. Taqreeban 4 trillion dollarBharat ki GDP, jise woh qabil-e-aitraz adad kehte hain
  3. 85 croreGhurbat se nikale gaye Cheeni, 140 crore mein se
  4. Taqreeban aadhe2024 mein muntakhib Bharti arkan-e-parliament jin ka mujrimana record tha

Cheen ne apni 140 crore ki aabadi mein se 85 crore logon ko khatt-e-ghurbat se oopar uthaya hai.

Cheeni hukoomat ki tawajjo maashi taraqqi par hai, jabke hamare rehnumaon ki tawajjo intikhabat jeetne par hai, maslan Ayodhya mein Ram Mandir bana kar, ya gaaye ke tahaffuz ke zariye (jis ke baare mein un ka khayal hai ke is se unhein Hinduon ke vote milenge, jo Bharat ki aabadi ka 80 feesad hain), aur isi ke liye un Musalmanon ki hujoomi halakatein jin par woh gaaye ka gosht khane ya gaayein zibah ke liye bechne ka ilzam lagate hain.

Kuch log daawa karte hain ke Bharat ki maeeshat sab se tezi se barh rahi hai, ke hamari salana GDP shara-e-numu 7.5 feesad hai, aur yeh ke Bharat Japan se aage nikal gaya hai aur jald Germany ko bhi ja lega, waghaira waghaira. Lekin haqeeqat yeh hai (neeche diye gaye mazameen dekhiye).

Mazeed yeh ke jab hum GDP ki shara-e-numu ki baat karte hain to humein yeh bhi poochhna chahiye, yeh farz karte hue bhi ke aisi taraqqi ho rahi hai, ke is taraqqi ka phal kise mil raha hai? Bharti awam ko, ya sirf mutthi bhar bare karobari logon ko jo har roz ameer hote ja rahe hain, jabke awam ghareeb tar ho rahe hain, aur yun ameer aur ghareeb ke darmiyan khaleej barh rahi hai?

06Vote ke na-ahal

Meri raye mein jamhuriyat aqli zehan rakhne wale logon ke liye hai. Lekin shayad 90 feesad Bhartiyon ki soch aqli nahin balke jagirdarana hai, zaat parasti aur firqa parasti se bhari hui, jise main aksar ‘’ kehta hoon. Is liye woh vote dene ke ahal nahin, jaisa ke main ne neeche diye gaye mazmoon aur interviews mein wazahat ki hai.

07Bharat ko kya chahiye

A black and white portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in a suit, looking at the camera
Jamhuriya Turkey ke bani Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1923 mein. File photo. — PUBLIC DOMAIN

Lihaza Bharat ko jamhuriyat nahin balke Turkey ke jaise jadeed soch rakhne wale rehnumaon ki qayadat mein aamriyat ki zaroorat hai, jaisa ke neeche diye gaye mazameen aur videos mein wazahat ki gayi hai.

Justice Markandey Katju

Justice Markandey Katju is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India, where he served from 2006 to 2011, and a former Chief Justice of the Delhi and Madras High Courts. He chaired the Press Council of India from 2011 to 2014 and writes widely on Indian society, politics and history.

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