Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Shame for Democracy - Issueless Elections

Election ...the so called biggest festive occasion of Democracy has almost become an affair, which seeks very little interest of common men.
It would have been a ideal situation if the government would have been carrying out its responsibility in the best manner and the rule could be termed as "Ram Rajya". Alas the country is no where near it but still I don't understand why things are like this. Talking about Maharashtra, please don't get bluffed by the statistical figure of 60% voting in the state. The real question is whom they are voting for? On one hand the people in Vidharva region are living in a situation where every farmer is at the verge of committing suicide and on the other MLA's have enhanced their asset by over 1000 times since 2004 election. Still, is anybody raising this issue, are there enough voices to change the system, are there candidates who have brought these things to their election manifesto. The scene is that at Cong-NCP is almost sure of wining the elections, not because it has done anything to enhance the life of common mass in the state but because they have propagated the rise of MNS which by bringing shameless and useless issues will only make Shiv Sena-BJP alliance weaker. People seems to be in a situation where they have no option. So, why not people are not rising to the occasion and bringing their own candidates who can really work by atleast trying to make their life a bit better.
Same scenario is in Haryana, The incumbent CM is sure of winning the elections, when places like Gurgaon,which i think if not highest than atleast is next to highest contributor to the government income tax revenue, lacks basic amenities like road, electricity and not to mention the public transport system. The major reason for such confidence is the opposition of INLD, which has amassed huge chunk of money from public treasury to its private houses.

Moral: Why take pain of working for people, you simply have to show/keep better placed than the opposition and u win.

But we don't feel like going to my hometown to cast my franchisee ....Do I have a right to ask this question to others?