Election time is here again!!!!
Earlier the mantra of the political parties would be Vote Do Vote Do!!! Now it’s the junta which says Vote Karo Vote Karo!!!!
Par koi yeh toh bataye.. vote kare toh kare kisko???
Nowadays there are these social groups or organizations who have taken voting and the elections as their mission. Objective is to change the system. The youth is being targeted as they seem to be a considerable size of the vote bank.
Yeah we are aware it is our fundamental right to vote. And it is a duty towards ourselves, our society and our nation at large for every individual to vote. Also heard other phrases such as every vote counts, we have the power in our hands and the likes. (We did study some civics in school)
But…ting tong... Come back to reality. Is just voting going to bring about the desired changes in our Indian political theatre… which has the best possible drama happening of all the time!!! And secondly does our responsibility end by casting our vote?
Next Question: whom should we vote??? Well we have a wide variety of options available in our country (thanks to ridiculous and innumerous reasons for which we have political parties formed) but unfortunately not many have proved their worth or their words. How can we build a democratic system where the fundamentals of the parties are based on issues like religions, castes or regions in a country which is supposed to be secular since ages? Do we focus on being progressive or tend to be rather regressive in our approach towards development and growth? Do we wish to have an overall development or just focus on developing certain sections of the society or certain areas. This brings us to the point: are we truly a democratic nation? Do we actually believe in the fundamentals which were laid by ours leaders or the freedom fighters? Or is it just pseudo democracy or pseudo Secularism that we follow. Are we focusing at developmental politics or divisive politics??
Going back to the question so whom should we vote. If you consider at the national level as of now we have the UPA, the NDA and the Third Front. Can we choose one amongst these? There is no one best out here... So obviously has to be the one who is the least worst… have to work the other way... Tick off the worst ones….. Its all about choosing the lesser Evil!!!!
The above questions have been bothering me for some time now. How my one vote would make a difference to the nation? I guess I won’t be the only one who would be thinking so.
To begin with I decided to change my thought process. Instead of asking how my one vote would make a difference I decided to ask myself ‘How can I make a difference with my one vote?’ How can I ensure my vote doesn’t go waste and somewhere somehow it makes a difference to my country.
Answer: Read more. Grab any bit information that is available.
Know more about the people who are going to be in the policy making chair.
Be unbiased. Don’t let any prejudices overrule your thought process. Have an open approach. Judge strictly by weighing the positives against the negatives (well negatives happen to outbalance the positives over here but when pitted against the negatives in each other we can get some breakthrough)
Do your own research. When you talk to people on these issues there are chances you might tend to be influenced by their thought process subconsciously. So hear all that you can but listen to what your mind says.
Analyze what you want from the government. What are the issues that need to be addressed? Which things need to be condemned: corruption, criminal record of the politicians, exploitation and abuse of the power? Finally try to meet your ideas with that of the political parties for the best interest of the country. Overall we have an idea what each of the three coalitions stand for. So choose which one you would want to support or rather work it from the other way. Choose the one you would never want to support. Maybe that would be easier.
If each one of us puts some efforts to in order to make our vote worthwhile maybe then we would have a somewhat democratic government where no matter who is forming the government there would be some amount of the nation’ s say in it.
And let us not forget the most important thing. Our duty does not end by casting our vote. In fact that’s where our job begins and it is a continuous one. Stop blaming the government for each and every thing. You are equally responsible towards your country. Try and understand that something’s are beyond anybody’s control. Some things good or bad will always happen. The difference lies how each one deals with such situations.
Next time you blame your government for unclean roads. Stop littering in the first place and stop others from doing so. You are stuck in the traffic and wish to blame the government for not providing proper roads ensure you follow the traffic rules before you do that. Try and minimize your contribution towards environmental pollution. Analyze your every action and the repercussions associated with it.
There is a lot to do if we wish to for our country in our own little ways. We just need the will to do it. And for a change act rather than just talk or blame.
When we point a finger at someone else there are always the other four pointing at us.
Start Thinking. Ignite Your Mind!!!!
