Friday, May 04, 2007

Deterring Indian Democracy

What is election?

It is a process of electing leaders by people who are responsible for pushing typical Indian society on the path of development.
It comes to the picture when you have little bit of idea of any thing and you want someone to volunteer for your voice, for your sake.
Election could be of any type and could take place anywhere and any kind of system i.e. democracy, monarchy or anarchy.
Here we’ll talk about the meaning to the election with respect to the Indian democratic/diplomatic/political system.

What is a political party?

It is an ideology, which can influence people for their achievements.

What are people?

They are influenced people, who are actually wanted to be addressed by political party for their own interests.

These three elements are the key features of a democratic system, which are responsible for ideal function of system of democracy. Indeed, it is bounded by the idea of transparency, integrity, and sovereignty of constitution and people's power.

These were the ideal and key elements of any electoral system persist in democracy and its functionalities.


When you talk about UP political region, in fact Indian political electoral system- it is persistent that over the years the qualification criteria for participating in an election has been mould by administrative bodies, bourgeois as well as political leaders for their own interests.
Quality of leaders in terms of responsibility has been degrade with respect to the leaders appeared after independence India. Judicial system had been overused and misused by the political parties and in fact it looses the grip over people’s confidence as the insemination of corruption into judicial and civil services. Though it is evident from the current condition of rural areas, which contains around 70 % of social status on which whole of Indian agricultural production depends upon has been in the grip of insecurity in terms of their future on this land.
All political parties formed decentralized ideological framework, which works on cast status, industrial influence, and only motive of vote bank politics. Some times it looks quite absurd after hearing that only 20 % of voters turns back on the litmus test of politicians in some election. Take case of Mumbai BMC election in 2007.
How are we moving into 21 century, which is absurdly defined by Rahul Gandhi? Why people of Congress party are forcing them to come under rule of Gandhi dynasty again when it is about to reach an end.
What is the meaning of making a statement “If somebody from Gandhi Family would have been in the Government than Babri demolition had not happened.” Knowing the fact that Rajiv Gandhi has opened the door of Babri and founded the foundation of Ram mandir besides Babri Masjid. It was something like they playing with peoples sentiments and trying to woo the votes from different community by founding the dividing lines between Hindu and Muslims.
“Tilak, Taraaju or Talwaar : Inko Maaro Jute Char “[ Brhmins , Baniyas and Thakurs should be beaten with shoes.], This was the electoral slogan of Bahujan Samaj Party in 2003 election which was definitely not inspired from any provoking developmental activities but based on the dividing lines of political parties like Samajwadi Party , BJP and Congress. And distances at that time between communities of dalits, muslims, brahimns and ahirs gave chance to SP to form UP government. Now the political scenario has been changed for the time being as people of UP are more media focused and really crying for fulfillment of basic amenities. Which in turn forced political parties to change their face which results in more covered area in terms of voters.
For this parties like BSP appointed some Brahmin [ Mishra] to the chief secretary post of BSP, which is actually against the original BSP ideology. But Mayavati, who has capability of overcome the common discontent of his fellow party men, has emerges as new avatar to Bahujan Samaj Party as exit polls are clearly indicating that this time (2007) election is in favor of BSP in UP with 45% voting turn around.
Real reason for the defeat for SP, which is in power right now, could be excessive problems like poverty, minority rights, exploitation, health, food, and power for industry as well as small-scale business and class difference. According to me It was expected because in such crisis situation where administration, judiciary and government is not able to deliver what people needs or requires in near future, such situation for grabbing the driving seat is inevitable. This kind of electoral commune is following the kind of zigzag motion in terms of ruling into government while people’s mandate is not clear.
Same situation has evolved mostly in every state of India that once one party will rule and in next election they will leave chief ministers seat for other party’s leader.
This is something like “Shared Personnel Political Business”, which is again a typical form of bullshit for future of Indian democracy.

Lot more to come.................

4 comments:

Shiv said...

your idea of 'People' seems like customer or employee of a corporate organization. Since this is country not corporation...i am quite disagree with it. They [people] wanted to be influenced not for their own shake but of the expectation that is given to them by the system- Democracy.

Pradeep said...

Earlier This was an institution which has changed to some thing likes of an organization. And yes, now the context in democracy left over up to the give and take policy. You know in an election campaign politician simply say,"Ki bhai logo mujhe vote do, main apki seva karoonga".

But inherent fact is if they [ people] choose any bloody leader he has to give whatever a state requires in any case.
In India many social institutions have changed into a running industry..wether it is education or it is democracy, NGO...So I think I'm correct in my context.

Shiv said...

that means your expectations with demaocracy has changed in course of time... you are arguing in some context of NGO...still there is diffrence in people with their exercising the democracy...
Although politicians are initially lured the voters on the pretext as stated by you for which they must be accountable. And now question arise who is going to decide?
I say "We, the people"; Yes it is up to you if we are not enough getting as we were earlier expected than it is ours responsibility...to get aware them...why i am confronting over the democracy and the notion of "Influenced people" which up to some extent creating the sense of ignorence...again new challenge is coming on front as the challenges of knowledge based society.
Are we are really enough ignorant and innocent, as well then how long we will become the victim of enticement of Bloody Politician?

Pradeep said...

yes you are right when you say that expectations from democracy has changed from time to time. Infact if we replace the word democracy to 'Sarkaar' then It would emperically fit into our conversation.
One event in golbal market, political boundaries, economic conditions and social life is enough for changing our expectation. Definitly who is gonna question, " Yes We the people" But that happens in kowledge based society for which we generally talk about.
Indeed, the context for ingorant and innocent 'We the people' always lies in between politicians ( assuming it as a class) and people of our society.
And which is actually a win win situation for fundamentalist, politicians, criminals, and beurocrates. And above mentioned people will always try to broaden such context in between people of this nation. And which will remain as victimhood in our bloodlines.