why so indifferent ???

With power comes responsibility, but what happens when there is a failure to realize who the power really rest’s in. This thought came to the forefront when I was going through various news channels on the 26/11/09, that’s one year after the terror strikes the rocked Mumbai.
There was considerable debate on how inappropriate the behaviour of some members of parliament was. Initially I joined the chorus, but then a question came to my mind. Who put these people there? Was I/we in any manner responsible? Did I do any research on the candidates who fought from my constituency or was I content after seeing which party they belonged to before I voted for them. Did I give a patient hearing to people serious about change who came knocking on my doors with manifestos? True giving time to hear everyone out takes a lot of asking, but then since we have the power to choose, we also have the responsibility to look after our own interests. Don’t we?
Second thing which made the realization more apparent was that after sometime of watching the news I realized that the focus was on the The Taj and The Oberio, and the C.S.T had been pushed to a corner. Now the news anchor may have reason to visit these places on a regular basis, but i don’t think the common man does. This I think was not in good taste, and if unintentional someone ought to be thinking more. But what is my reaction to this. I continue to watch the news, so as to ensure that anybody keeping a tab on the MRT’s does not have reason to believe that they ought not to have treated the matter in such a lop sided manner. If only I was not so indifferent.