Indian President Abdul Kalam dissolved parliament, paving the way for early polls in the world's
largest democracy six months ahead of schedule.
I am proud to be an Indian,
a citizenship giving me so much freedom than that of so called big nations
of modern world. A nationality that give me the privileges to float my own
organization or a political party by next morning when I wake up and get it
registered within next eight working hours! Think about it, if you haven’t
tried yet.
Thanks to Indian
constitution to provide me with all that freedom that I am enjoying now.
Few of us might be
wondering about Indian politics since the independence and how the elected
leaders govern our beloved India. Our electoral system is also another
miracle which organize the process of selecting an elected body to decide
the matters of more than a billion people!!
Past decade we have
witnessed several governments formed of different political alliances and
later led us back to the polling booths almost once in every year.
Current Indian parliament
which was officially formed on 13th October 1999, is now
dissolved on 6th February 2003 and new elections proposed six
months ahead of schedule.
For whom ??
No political parties have
expressed serious objection in it and they all are already in somewhat a
festival mood! That festival at a cost of several billion rupees which may
end up in another series of political drama and bargaining(yes; a gambling
in terms of money and power).
On what reasons, the
elections are announced six months ahead of schedule? Do we voters demand
it?
Don’t we go to polling
stations during peak summer or those heavy monsoon days? Remember, the same
monsoon rainfall is the backbone of Indian economy. That monsoon, not under
the control of any of us, greenish our beautiful land every year to produce
food stock that will feed our one billion+ people.
Look at another way, if the
government was in crisis like the previous ones, during summer or monsoon,
wouldn’t they recommend re-elections? Or do they postpone it until the
weather becomes clear?
So, for what/whom the
present parliament is dissolved 6 to 8 months ahead of schedule?
…….…. for the well being
of those who have the fundamental right in electing their leaders, or for
those who are elected, or for those who are going to be elected?!
by George Manuval M.
