Dear Friends,
I was wondering as to how quietly India is going to general elections this time. Has economic slowdown taken it's toll in political realm as well ?
Well, in the backdrop of the most electrified elections on the planet, i.e. US Presidential election 2008, general election 2009 in India is an utterly dull affair. If 26/11 carnage and economic mess are the concerns of ruling UPA, waiting NDA too can't boast of anything better and plausible suggestion/solution put forward by it before the people of India. Do the political leaders/parties in India are so bankrupt mentally that they can't even offer to sell something good to people this time ? It's a pity that the oldest party in India, who's ruled the country for more than 50 years has to tell the people that Slumdog's success at Oscars & Chandrayaan's flight to Moon are the shining example of "Achieving India" & it's better administration than that of NDA. Well, tomorrow we can hear from an erudite spokesman of this "Monarch" (than the party) that even Arvind Adiga's "enterprenurial" success at Manbooker's Prize is attributable to UPA's "The-White-Tiger-inspiring" rule !
I may sound cynical in writing this but frankly speaking, sometimes I wonder that democracy in India has become a 'joke' and elections a sort of 'tamasha' for its politicians. And we electorates are kind of 'tamashabeens", who enjoys, clapps and merrily throw our hard-earned money to these madaris as election expenditure.
- Will be ever pause and think twice before casting our vote that where this "vote" will lead to our beloved country in next five years ?
- Are we really serious about seeking the solutions of the problems and hardships that we common Indians are facing in our day-today life ?
- Do we ever see the future of our coming generations in our franchise the way America did this time ?
- Do we ever ask our politicians to tell us about a concrete workplan that they have to offer us for next five years of their rule, if voted to power ?
It's 60 years now, and we have 60 Crores youths in our country at the moment, when will we dare do this ? If not now, then when ?
Just think over it ?
