AWAKE, ARISE AND BE POSITIVE
India is known as the world’s biggest
democracy. Biggest it surely is going by
the hugeness of population and the number of elected persons and elected bodies
down from the Gram sabha's to the state assemblies and the central parliament.
To be big in itself can not be treated as a matter of pride and virtue, though
to be great is so. To ensure that this big country attains to greatness and
that too the real one, some thoughts are expressed here to after;-
First attack has to be on our
political system and election process where number of political parties for the
country as a whole i.e. from lowest levels of gram sabha's to the highest level
of central parliament, need be pegged to TWO ONLY. This will help bar unneeded
spoilers in politics as well as will help controlling divides and hatred on
community, language area basis etc. It would also reduce the cost of conducting
elections to a great extent. Change need be made in election process, where
elections can be held for the two proposed political outfits only instead of
the individual candidates as is being done at present. Then on the basis of
percentage of votes secured by each of these outfits [political parties]
persons can be nominated in one go down from the lowest levels to the central
parliament. To ensure that only one single outfit does not capture the entire
elected bodies, at the time of voting distinctions can be made on state or even
at the lowest levels. This process will obviate the necessity of holding elections
every now and then also need for midterm poles shall not be there. The entry of
individuals in the election fray will also be automatically stopped. If the
individuals do not have to go for
contesting election ,then naturally no
individual shall need to spend individually, and after getting elected will not
indulge in, by open and hidden means, to make good the money spent for
election. This will also help cleans the system to a large extent.
Minimum literacy levels must be fixed
for the persons to be nominated at different levels. Good it should be to
nominate persons of integrity, knowledge, and of selfless and satvik
tendencies. , educated in real terms and committed to the cause of society and
nation.
None above the age of 70 years be
permitted to be nominated for the elected houses. So should be the age limit
for ministerial positions with the provision that on completion of this
prescribed upper age limit ,the nominated ones must be made to vacate and that vacancy may be filled by the other eligible person from the
same political party whose member the retired one was.
Strength must be given to the party
bosses. Their commands must be binding for their members so as to maintain
discipline in the party. Still there must be complete democracy in side the
party forums, where all must be permitted to express their minds and thinking
freely. Maximum age limit for the party bosses can be fixed at 75 years. In
case some above this age are considered as inseparable for the political outfits they can be taken as
advisers or permanent invitees with the purpose of getting elderly advice, but
without right to vote.
Party set ups must be consisting of
about 20/25 persons of eminence whose wisdom and statesman ship must be above
board and all vital decisions must be taken collectively. Elections to these
top posts in political set ups must be held after say 2/3 years with provisions
that none has to hold the same position
for more than two continuous terms.
Despite maintaining complete discipline
and decorum in the party system, still the members must be permitted to be free
to express their independent views even in the law making bodies, especially
where matters of national interest are involved.
All the persons nominated by the
parties must be given specific jobs and areas for development and over all supervision.
These persons need not be pampered by giving undue facilities, instead should
be made accountable for the work allotted to each one of them. Facilities to be
provided to these persons should be that much only which do not in any case
develop in them the tendency to treat themselves as much above the general public.
Such persons must simultaneously move in the public as ordinary citizens so
that they can observe the conditions with their own ears and eyes wide open.
While the bodies are in session at
least 70%attendance for each and everyone must be ensured. Participation by
each member in the houses and every one’s individual contribution by thoughts
and action should be properly monitored so as to assess their usefulness or
otherwise for continuation as nominated one.
Discussions in the lawmaking bodies must
be without hindrances and disturbances,
rather it must be made sure that when one member is expressing the others
should not poke their nose, instead can
make their noting so as to be able to put up their own view points on their turn
. During discussions on law bills points to be raised and suggestions to be
made must be to the point as well as logical.
As of now most political outfits
remain busy in promising or giving doles or freebies without going by the
capacity of the system to bear such unneeded burdens. On this aspect very
serious and immediate thinking and actions are needed, so that our countrymen
do not become mentally and physically sick and the country’s economy does not
go into doldrums. Just now a very bad culture of waiver of loans taken from the
banking system has developed, which not only spoils the lending industry but
also creating very bad tendencies in the borrowers. This may in the long run
spoil the entire economy of the country.Unluckily all these bad economics are
being followed when our country’s top political heads are economists only. Do
we not now think of bringing forward the administrators like Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel, to head the governments at all levels, so that the created mess is
cleared.
During electioneering or discussions
in the lawmaking bodies lot of time and energy is wasted in blame games and
proving own self as lesser dirty than all the others especially those to whom
they wish to oppose and in the process the real issues get side tracked. On
this tendency of the political outfits as they exist now serious thinking and
decision making is needed immediately, so that the nation does not spoil its
image further in the estimation of others.
With the acceptance of the suggestions as mentioned here to fore, where
in special emphasis is laid on
restricting the political parties in the
country to two only and with proper code of conduct for these outfits and their persons may now
be able to coolly ponder over the issues at hand ,such as CONTROLLING EXPLOSIVE INCREASE IN POPULATION, DEPLETING
NATURAL RESOURCES, CORRUPTIONS AT ALL LEVELS, SHORT SUPPLIES AND ADULTERATIONS
IN MOST ITEMS OF DAILY USE including eatables and medicines, disputes among the
states over many matters including water
sharing boundaries or on language basis etc. Knitting the country into one nation
again by having only two same official languages which should be used in all
the states as well as central government offices, real development at all levels i.e. from village to the metros
controlling pollutions of all nature, rush at all places including markets, hospitals,
schools, railways and railway stations, roads, streets, etc. Making optimum use
of the humans and all such matters of importance. But for all these interest of
the society and country men as a whole need be treated as supreme over all
other considerations. Just now elections for 5 state assemblies are going to be
held and all political outfits[Their
numbers cannot be counted as all the ten HAND fingers provided by the nature
shall fall short to count them] are busy in appeasing the electorates. In the
process of electioneering almost total emphasis is laid on blaming the other outfits in the fray and also in
making promises for doles and
concessions to the voters. These politicians forget that what so ever are being
promised by them are not in any case their personal belongings; rather these,
if at all shall be given to them are for
care as custody. In the process not a single word is spoken to exhort the populace
for sacrifices as well as to contribute
their might to take the states forward on the roads to real and all round developments,
nor the political outfits themselves promise to show the right path to the
public, nor as to how they themselves will put in their efforts to take the
states forward on the road of progress.
Very important for the enlightened
and committed DESHBHAKTAS as well as
those fighting against CORRUPTION, specially TEAM ANNA to please
take note of the promises being made by the political class and take up
these issues on priority basis so that a stop is put at once to this bad
culture of bribing or trying to bribe the voters . During the process of
canvassing for votes, promises are also made
to provide special concessions to particular group or community . This
only helps in creating divides in the society and the nation. All these aspects
too can be classified as corrupt practices only and need be fought out as
cancer of vote bank and corruption. Many old and already heeled wounds are
being raked by the present political outfits by instigating particular community for gains in their
favor. All these actions of the political outfits only help creating further
hatred and divide in the society must be treated as purely for selfish gains
and must be treated as anti human and anti national, as well as must be
classified as CORRUPTION OF HIGHEST
LEVEL.
To sum up what has been mentioned
hereto fore are a few lines expressed by some thinking person reading as[BULBULO GAR TUMHARA CHAMAN LUT GAYA
CHEHCHAHANE BATAO KAHAN JAO GE, PHOOL PHAL HI LAGE NA AGAR BAGH MEIN ASHIYANA
BANANE KAHAN JAO GE]To sum up, house holders [janta], the chowkidars [concerned
and committed citizens] are needed to be always VIGILENT AND ALERT to safe
guard their garden [nation] as all those deployed at all the entry gates as gate
keepers, are perhaps not doing their
duties honestly and are permitting the
entry to spoilers and wrong doers into
this garden of INDIAN NATION.
R.D.AGARWAL
A-86 Indra nagar lucknow-226016
Blog-www.rdagarwal.blogspot.com
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Dated- 24th Jan 2012
