Adulteration

Adulteration, a social menace


Reports of dropsy deaths in Delhi and neighboring areas in the aftermath of adulteration in mustard oil makes disturbing reading. This shows the gravity of the deep-rooted malady. Adulteration is so rampant in the country that common man finds it difficult to find unadulterated items in the market .If, even the popular brands available in sealed containers are not free from adulteration, what precaution the common man is expected to take is anybody’s guess. It is paradoxical that in a country having plethora of laws, lawlessness is also the highest. It is a general feeling that rules are made to be broken and not to be followed. Our moral fabric has decayed to such an extent that lawbreakers are treated as heroes and brave and law abiders are dubbed as fools and idiots.

National Capital of any country is expected to be a role model for the rest of the country. The incidents in the capital will have its reflections and repercussion in the in other parts of the country. Unfortunately the Capital of this great country is infested with multifarious maladies like robbery, dacoity, murder, adulteration etc.

Let us hope that government will take stringent action against adulterators, black marketers, hoarders etc to alleviate the sufferings of the common man and create a sense of security in the minds of general public. It is high time to arrest these evil tendencies before the situation reaches alarming proportions.