Jago bharat waseeyon
The elections bugle has been blown. General elections will be the focus in almost all walks of life…from the politician to the common man in a dhaba…all will be airing their expert opinions as what shall be the post elections scenario!! That, my dear, is typically India.
It is time that the voter gives a serious thought to the elections. It should not be considered just an exercise of a right to vote. We should go well beyond that and look at it as a responsibility to elect our representatives who will not behave like ruffians in the parliament, but like those who will be gifted with some integrity and honesty with and dash of competence.
What we must be fully aware of is that each political party is there to scavenge any advantage that they can. Ruthless are they-All. They are with a single agenda and that is self fulfillment. Today we are loaded with the stark reality that politicians and their parties are very fickle minded and are prepared to select partners as selectively as a sex worker-usher in one who pays…..
Be it the big political parties or the smaller regional parties, they are all devoid of principles and values. They have no compunctions in dropping or picking alliances. All the while, the interest of the nation is placed on the back burner. You and me, the voters, have to wake up. We have to become mature and discerning. We should convert the whole game into a game where the voter actually decides. Get me? We must stop behaving like puppets who go and vote for whomsoever we are told. And we should also not be sold. Petty amounts have bought our right of responsibility.
And yes, do look at the role at the centre played by the regional parties in the past. Have they been an asset or a hurdle? Each demanding their own pound of flesh at just the wrong time. Would it be better to have a single large party in the center or a coalition of just two or three…a badly fractured mandate normally ushers instability. Let us avoid this at all costs. We all know if multiple parties are involved in government formation, then decision making is hampered and is of poor quality. We should have distinct benchmarks for legislative and parliament elections. We should not be averse to vote for one party at the centre and another in the state.
Jago bharat waseeyon. Do not waste your franchise. Be judicious. Spend time with your friends, family and deliberate. Le there be a calculated decision when you vote. Judge the party, judge the candidate, judge his past and project his future. Refuse to be carried away by emotions and airy fairy promises. When one goes to marry his daughter, he looks at so many aspects before a decision is made. Afterall, the daughter’s future is at stake. Our nation demands the same attitude when we vote.
Remember, the Parliament is a sacred institution. Send only those who deserve. They will build our India of tomorrow.
You, will be responsible for a what befalls upon us in the days to come.
Let us follow the following:
• Study the candidate
• Study the Party
• Evaluate
• Decide
• Vote
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