Good governance is
the courage to protect the sanctity of the Constitution
not doing or permitting anything towards its destruction.
Good governance is
about the rights and freedom of every citizen
not treating some particular people as alien
Good governance is
the honesty to mainstream ‘satyameva jayate’
not indulging in lies and myths extremely petty
Good governance is
about authenticity and transparency
not about hype and false vibrancy
Good governance is
preserving our environment and fragile bio-diversity
not to be destroyed by the likes of Ambani and Adani
Good governance is
about development with a genuine human face
not terror, plunder and loot which is often the case
Good governance is
owning responsibility for those killed in the Gujarat Carnage
with exemplary punishment for those who went on rampage
Good governance is
always taking a stand for what is non-violent, just and right,
not crushing human rights defenders with all your might
Good governance is
reaching out to the country’s marginalised and poor
rather than making the powerful and rich your core
Good governance is
ensuring that all freely practise and propagate their faith
not subscribing to a fundamentalist and fascist bait
Good governance is
about meaningful and participative democracy
not about dictatorship and controlling authority
Good governance is
celebrating the birth of Jesus on Christmas day
and his message of peace, love, hope and joy
Good governance is
to be observed on December 25th for sure
but what happens to the other days of the year?
– Fr Cedric Prakash SJ
Director of PRASHANT,
Ahmedabad-based Jesuit Centre for
Human Rights, Justice and Peace