We all Indians are proud that we are living in the biggest democracy in the world. We all have read in our books that democracy is a form of government of the people, by the people and for the people. So when I am 18, I am much exited just like any others. I was like "Yay!, Now I got to choose who should rule me". I really felt empowered and confident. But as time flies by, my perception begins to change. Today I really wonder if the real definition of democracy is still valid or it needs to be rephrased.
Is this democracy? People make someone loose by defeating him in loksabha elections but still he gets to become a Rajyasabha MP. So what happens to the votes and opinion of lakhs of people who voted against him. In a country with population of 1.33 billion, can't we find someone other than the loser. Is this a democracy of the people?
Is this democracy? People vote for a particular leader thinking they will be the CM, but someone else becomes the CM by winning the party's internal politics. What if people doesn't want that person to be their CM? In our country where most of the power is centralised to PM/CM, what is the use of people just selecting MLAs and MPs who often behave as puppets in the PM/CM hands and doesn't have any power on their own. Don't we have rights to choose our leader directly? Is this a democracy by the people?
Is this democracy? Two parties in coalition contest and wins an election wherein people mainly wanted one party to come into power. However post polls, the other minority party brakes the tie and joins hands with another party to form the government. So what happened to all the people who voted just for that one party or that coalition? If that coalition is no more the peoples verdict gets invalid isn't it? So with all these confusions around coalition, can't we just ask parties to contest individually without any coalition? Is this a democracy for the people?
So these are just sample instances which got popular because of the recent happenings. However the list is never ending. So all we need is not just a new system, but a system which cannot be broken by the new system.
Think! Decide! Think different!
Is this democracy? People make someone loose by defeating him in loksabha elections but still he gets to become a Rajyasabha MP. So what happens to the votes and opinion of lakhs of people who voted against him. In a country with population of 1.33 billion, can't we find someone other than the loser. Is this a democracy of the people?
Is this democracy? People vote for a particular leader thinking they will be the CM, but someone else becomes the CM by winning the party's internal politics. What if people doesn't want that person to be their CM? In our country where most of the power is centralised to PM/CM, what is the use of people just selecting MLAs and MPs who often behave as puppets in the PM/CM hands and doesn't have any power on their own. Don't we have rights to choose our leader directly? Is this a democracy by the people?
Is this democracy? Two parties in coalition contest and wins an election wherein people mainly wanted one party to come into power. However post polls, the other minority party brakes the tie and joins hands with another party to form the government. So what happened to all the people who voted just for that one party or that coalition? If that coalition is no more the peoples verdict gets invalid isn't it? So with all these confusions around coalition, can't we just ask parties to contest individually without any coalition? Is this a democracy for the people?
So these are just sample instances which got popular because of the recent happenings. However the list is never ending. So all we need is not just a new system, but a system which cannot be broken by the new system.
Think! Decide! Think different!
