Deepak Kumar VasudevanThe "Oldest Profession" vs. The Newest Political Vice 🏛️
The Supreme Court of India has recently reaffirmed a crucial truth: sex workers are citizens entitled to dignity, and they should not be harassed by law enforcement for consensual work.
They are often just trying to secure the "basic necessities of life." The Court rightly pointed out that the State’s failure to provide dignified alternatives is a failure of governance.
Here is the provocative question I’m grappling with: If the highest court in the land recognizes that those involved in the "flesh trade" deserve dignity because they are often victims of systemic neglect, why are we so forgiving of the "political trade"?
In our modern democracy, we see political figures "swapping" loyalties, betraying colleagues, and trading principles like commodities.
If we are finally acknowledging that human survival shouldn't be criminalized, when will we hold our political class to the same standard of dignity?
We treat the desperate worker with suspicion and the back-stabbing politician with celebrity status.
It’s time to call out the "vice trade" of politics for what it is. If the law can evolve to protect the dignity of the marginalized, why are we still letting the political elite get away with trading our future for their power?
Is it time we stop treating "politics as usual" as a respectable profession and start demanding the same accountability we expect in every other walk of life?
One files an FIR. The other files a nomination.
#Accountability #PoliticalIntegrity #Governance #SupremeCourtIndia #Dignity #EndOfPoliticalHypocrisy