India needs Social, Political and Electoral Reforms…

India needs Social, Political and Electoral Reforms…

India Observes 65^th Independence Day (II)

          Anna Hazare’s war to bring out a “Jan Lokapal Bill” in order to contain the corruption at every level of Indian Democracy including bureaucracy, judiciary and governance has compelled the Indians to give a thought to it. This bill is not a newborn one. It was born since 1961 but failed to see the light of enforcement yet. So much tug of war has already been played between Anna’s “Civil Society” and the ruling “UPA” government lead by Congress Party. Why do not the MPs of opposition sit on fast-to-death in support of a Lokpal Bill? Why should Anna Hazare and his team members do this for us? Is it exclusively, the responsibility of a civilian like Anna or someone else?

          Today politicians, judges, bureaucrats, officers, clerks, even peons are found at neck-deep in corruption. We need a strong and flawless Lokpal in order to bring them into justice and set examples that the guilty will not be spared. India’s faulty political and judiciary system is providing a very conducive environment to multi crore scams to happen. It also allows the bigger corrupts to escape easily. Corruption at every level has definitely eroded the socio-political system of India. Could we be honest in taking moral responsibility as electorate of this country in electing those politicians who had ruined/are ruining the Democratic System of this country??? The unaware,uneducated Indians before voting and the corrupt, rascal politicians after voting ruin and damage the democracy. Democracy would have been at its best if both voters and politicians were chosen through electoral reforms. Too much of democracy is bad. Universal right of voting also proved bad. Voting power should go to those citizens who are able to answer and understand the country's democratic system. To me, right to vote must not be universal since Indian voters have proved their immaturity from getting the very right to vote and elect…  

          Is every Indian voter aware of corruption prevailing in our system? Is every Indian voter is well conversed with the political history and political system of this country? The answer is obvious, “No”. If they enjoy the “Right to Vote”, the onus is theirs to elect the best candidate. Why they are electing such a person who commits only scams, betrayal…Why are they failing in selecting the Right person for the right job??? Because they are preoccupied with “feeling good factor” with the tag of a particular party ie. Congress, BJP, CPI etc…Most voters in India feel proud when they are described as a Congressman, a BJPian, a Communist etc…etc…If 51% of votes go to a candidate, it does not mean that the elected one is Mr Perfect/Mr Right. My point is the voter should be well educated, well informed about the candidates before stamping the ballot paper.  A poor, illiterate, unaware, uninformed voter who can’t think beyond "Roti, Kapda aur Makaan" has also a right to vote, but he/she is more likely to commit a mistake in choosing Mr Right. So this discussion advocates against making the “Right to vote” universal for all Indian citizens. The citizens who could pass a series of test questionnaires based on India’s Democratic system and Nation’s evolution will only be allowed the “right to vote”. I have seen many voters in my own village who are voting since independence are least bothered about bofors deal, 2G Scam, Mining scam etc. To my best of conscience, I appeal Election Commission of India to withdraw the “right to vote” from them. I agree, Indian Constitution has declared equality, equity to every Indian in all terms. They can’t become wise voters unless they become equally educated and knowledgeable. Mere being knowledgeable doesn't guarantee wisdom. To become wise, they should get themselves informed about happenings around their world. Knowledge, Information together bring about Wisdom in a Voter to act correctly what our voter/electorate needs to get reformed. My friends from USA report that poverty is still prevailing there but their voters are wiser than their Indian counterparts. Poverty is not an excuse for obtaining knowledge, information and wisdom. Right to vote will go to educated, informed and wise citizens of India. This is a part of electoral reforms…

Just, let's find out how many MPs have been elected to the Parliament since general elections are in force in this country? And how many of them had/have come forward in support of a Jan Lokpal till this date? What’s the percentage of politicians currently active in politics are free of doing any sort of corruption? Those who say everything is fair in politics, it is ridiculous to expect them to raise either voice or sit on fast to death for a Lokpal. It is also ridiculous to expect the guidelines/laws from those to punish thieves where most of them are themselves so... At the time of writing this article, many MPs' houses throughout country are gheraoed by agitating public to force them to support Anna’s version of Lokpal and must be. MPs like Satrughan Sinha, Sanjai Nirupam etc(I am not mentioning the parties of MPs since Lokpal is for greater interest of India and above all parties) declared to go with Anna Hazare. if more and more MPs come forwards with Anna, it will create pressure on government to enforce Lokpal. Time has come for politicians of this country to get changed. It is better late than never… A strong Jan Lokpal is need of hour to destroy the empire of corruption in India. The current government may be trying to make the Lokpal a slave of the ruling party and their Lokpal will become the savior of the guilty favored by the ruling party... If this happens, it will be worse than the British Raj.... Beware the citizens of India...beware of it…

There should be a national referendum if at all the parliamentary standing committee and the UPA Government do not accept the team Anna's version of Jan Lokpal Bill and vice versa. In referendum those citizens will only be allowed who will pass a test questionnaires based on Indian democratic system and political history.As per my version stated above the well educated, well informed, well aware and wise voters must be allowed to participate in referendum only. Not those who vote for a 100 rupee note in return...just at the eve of an election and who don’t have the abc of information about the scams committed in this country’s political history…

India at this nick of time strongly needs electoral, political and social reforms. Team Anna is working for the political one. If current political situation in our country improves, most of the issues will start improving automatically. Anna is not a person now a days, he has become simply a thought or a movement…For electoral and social reforms every member of the society has to start changing himself/herself. They have to educate themselves. They have to get proper and adequate information about all of the misdeeds their dear, beloved politicians were/are committing. In this country, there are many people who like to feed their pet dogs or street dogs. But they will deny a loaf of bread to a hungry beggar standing in front of their gates. If at all we can’t get into the roots of hunger deep, we can at least make a beggar’s stomach filled up for a day(I am not advocating for beggary and for those beggars “including ruthless eunuchs in public places” who have a functional body with 100% fit 4 limbs). These are matters of our social attitude and behaviors. We shall discuss next…

I am very much thankful to these Indian Browsers of “Facebook” in supplying me “food for a thought” (Satya Ranjan Patra,Jitamitra Mishra, Siva Kota , Manish Kumar, Ashish Sahasmal).