CONVERGENCE: Page3 Elections

Mar 18, 2009

Page3 Elections

By Monjib Mochahari

WELL, in few weeks, world's largest democracy will witness the biggest democratic exercise ever - General Elections 2009. Be proud of it. Let your finger count for a prosperous India. Though democracy has survived in India for the last sixty years, yet there is very little things to cheer about it. There is a deep political crisis in the entire political system. Lack of leadership, communal and divisive politics, corrupations, regional divides and vice-versa. Are these political ingredients taking India for a ride? Chaos overflowing, it's beacuse India's politics has become a 'Page3 Politics'.

Just a few days back I was reading an artile in the Asian Age newspaper written by SHOBHAA DE. She writes, 'there should be two-partiessystem in India - Bollywood and Cricketer. That will make life so much easier for voters. We are nearly there. We must need to go official with the agenda'. I agree to what she has said in her article. Yes, it's very disturbing that politics in India is taking shape of a Page3 Politics, as there is no seriousness in political parties. This is very clear with regard to the selection of candidates. It seems there's no criteria, on the basis of which a candidate is eligible to contest an election. Imagine, if glamour and reputatiation are the two qualifications to be an MP/MLA? Very popular, right candidate? Bollywood star, choose whichever constituency you want to represent?. Dynastic politics = First Choice? If you have the money, take the ticket. If you don't have, don't even think of politics. Very interesting, indeed the game of the politics is!

Right, democracy is too much democratic in nature? Are not political giants taking our democracry for a joyride? It's very weird, even after sixty years of India's independence millions people have to sleep hungry. Millions of people don't access to proper healthcare facilities, millions of children don't even go to school, hundreds of young girls are being tortured and raped everyday. And so, still playing games with politics or making politics a powerhouse of the powerful? Is it not a Page 3 politics? Alas! there the common people, between the devil and the dee sea. When tsunami of dreams, fade away. When aspiration becomes perspiration and when the powerful begin to isolate..?

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TERROR STRIKES: A LESSON TO LEARN

MONJIB MOCHAHARI: Enough is enough, terrorists have killed more than a thousand people since the UPA government came to power in 2004. Despite repeated terror strikes in almost all the major cities of the country, the government does not have an answer to deal with terrorists. The innocent lives lost and those who are injured due to terror strikes don’t have any meaning to our politicians. Every terror strike has become an opportunity for our political netas to engage in a blame-game rather than solving the problem of terrorism. In fact, it has already become the game of the politicians where they can score maximum votes. Where the government of India has gone? Is it because the government has spent more time giving lip services? Or is it because the government has to balance its vote bank politics with terrorists? At this point of time, the people all over the country are not at all interested to know who is sacked from the Cabinet minister or who has become the new home minister. The country needs to hear what actual steps have been taken to tackle the problem of terrorism. The political netas should apologize for failing to protect the lives of the common people. The country needs safety and security, not corrupt and inefficient government. In the Bible it is written, “When the David’s soldier saw Goliath, they all said, he is too big we can kill him. But David said, he is so big I can’t miss him”.

LETTER'S TO THE EDITOR

JULIE EKKA: Elections...votes..! what i really don't understand is 'do politicians actually work for the people, and help in nation building..all their promises turn out to be fake once they come to power.

Fr.THISAI.GERRY: Mumbai terror broke out on the very same day U.S.A celebrated the thanksgiving day. British,U.S & Jews were identified by the terrorists. Can you guess anything ? Think !

MONJIB M: Waves of shock and owe, anxiety and fear - a tightrope walk for the corporate tycoons, agony for the common people and pink slips for the employees. This is the fruit of "Globalisation".

FR. ADAIKALA RAJ: Elections are on. But still 80% of the people's lives are on off-modes. Elections are to lighten the lives of the politicians and to darken the common people's life.

DHANYA: But India is very much used it now. It is not the responsibility of a single person to change the system. A collective effort has to be taken to tackle this issue. Good leaders are yet to be born.

JAMES: India has the largest number of non-schoolgoing working children in the world. Why has the government not removed them from the labor force and ensure that they attend school.As we have seen in the developed countries where child labour is not an issue at all

MONJIB: Elections as usual, like the last time. And the problems have multiplied. The issues lay unaddressed. Like the last time. This is the way politics work. Should we allow it to happen again before our own eyes.

JAMES: Mizoram Assembly Election-Lets Remember in our prayer" campaigning now is at its peak for the Mizoram Assembly election schedule for 2nd December, 2008. We hope that the process will be completed in a desire manner and lets pray for this."

ABHISHEK P: Monjib, I agree with you. It’s a matter of serious concern in a civilized society like India. And our Indian society society should also become vigilant against all terrorists of whatever religion or group. As communal riots were major danger in twentieth century, terrorist attacks are for 21st century. So we should forget that we are Hindus, Muslims or Christians and should start thinking as an Indian first.

MRIDUSTMITA: it is right that the youth of today are not interested in politics, neither to vote though they know change can be made by doing so. They have eyes but prefer to be blind. They think just by criticizing things will change; I would definitely like to join civil services, police or maybe politics in near future in order to change our nation. "No nation is perfect, but it is we who need to bring the change".

MONJIB: Should we be proud of our political system? If I’m asked to reply such question, I would definitely say no. The reason is simple: Politicians in our country are all prisoners of religion, caste system, corruption. If religion and caste are the main strategies for winning every election, then we have no reason to be proud of our political system, rather we should look for an alternative where every citizen of the country has a say in the administration.

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