15th August was celebrated as Independence Day. All crooked politicians were in lecture mode. People travelling from Jaipur to Delhi were trapped in a massive traffic jam for at least six hours because the toll booth had been shut down because some idiot was giving a speech. Imprisoned in cars for six hours to celebrate independence. It is time to reduce the power of the poiticians and civil servants. Politicians think that they are entitled to behave as emperors when in fact they have been elected to serve the people. In a democracy the terms VIP and VVIP are abominations. They have to be amd to understand that they are SERVANTS of the people and not masters as they seem to think. They do not own roads, railways or any of the public assets. We do. They promise free electricity, free water, cheap rice to win elections when they have no right to benefit from handouts of our tax money. Recently this fellow won a state election promising free colour tvs to everyone of the electorate. Who is going to pay for this? If he uses tax money then it is criminal plunder and he should be put away. If he or his party is to pay then he is breaking the ceiling on election spending and his win should be declared void. A few years ago the Southern Fat Lady spent millions of public funds for the marriage of her foster son when everyone knows that he is her bastard son from the Film Star. Stop the plunder now I say.