लोकायत शोध संस्थान

Rajendra Bora Eighty year old Mehboob Ali, who passed away early Wednesday morning in Bikaner, was basically an intellectual rather than a run of a mill politician. Honesty and commitment was his hall mark. He was like an alien in the today’s breed of politicians. In a political system which does not allow an honest, independent and impartial person to survive Mehboob Ali, fondly called Mehboob Saheb, was a shining example of a politician who could not be corrupted. He showed his mettle serving as minister for Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) in first ever non-Congress government in Rajasthan in 1977 when no tempting offer of money and political pressure could deter him from his crusade against corrupt officials. He was like a Rishi (saint) having great insight into ills of society. An intellectual we should be proud of. He could call a spade a spade. But he was a misfit. Hindus would not accept him because he was a Muslim. And Muslims would not accept him because of his ra...