Saturday, May 16, 2009

judgement day

so the results are declared and i am happy that india voted for some kind of stability.this verdict is a slap on the face of small parties who were eyeing political bargain in case of unclear verdict.how can one forget blackmailing of left parties at the time of nuclear deal.
indian voter is still not mature enough.people still take into account caste,creed and religion of candidate,as someone said"people in india don't cast their vote,they vote their caste".regional parties thrive on this myopic vision of public.
i have always been in support of two party system.india spent 10,000 crore on general election(more than u.s did) and even after spending such huge money if we are not able to get a stable government than the whole essence of democracy is lost.
i have some suggestions for our democracy;
1.the general election and the assembly elections should be held simultaneously.development works come to a halt due to model codes of conduct of different elections.this will help in proper management of resourses and hard earned money.
2.there should be a two party system like u.s and u.k have so that local parties can't hold our country hostage on petty issues.
3.only graduate candidates should be allowed to contest(it is hard to believe that you need some kind of qualification to clean a street as a sweeper but can do without it if to clean your country as a M.L.A or M.P)
4.the election commission should be given more teeth to bite.it was a pity how some candidates flouted the rules and made a mock of system in open.
all the problems are interconnected.as long as we are poor,overpopulated and uneducated,we will be an easy prey for these demagogues.

1 comment:

  1. one more thing, for which this election will always be remembered, is that people voted for development in at least four states namely Bihar with nitish kumar, Gujrat with Narendra Modi, Andhra Pardesh with YSR and Delhi with Sheila dixit. In terms of stability of government and votes on development; this election can be an auspicious step towards maturity of india as a democracy, providing the tipping point for others states to follow.

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