Democracy in Nadir

Hi Countrymen,

Ours is democracy and we are naturally proud of it. Many of us are very inflated to see the economic data regarding India's robust economic growth. It is however a matter of debate that wheather or not India is really poised to become an economic power, but certainly there is no denying the fact that inter personal and inter reginal economic disparities have widened. It is a fact that about one lakh Indians have become HNI but it is also a fact that about 70% of Indians are not able to spend even Rs/-20 per day on themselves. Largest numbers of undernourished children still live in this very country.

Apart from that if we look at the present political development which is taking place in the name of Indo-US civil nuclear deal, we can well imagine that to which direction is our democracy going ? You see the high voltage political dramma, which is being played by the political parties in the name of nuclear energy, you will easily understand that the real issue is lost in the mist of political gimmicks. The most intereresting or you can better say the most sad part of the entire episode is that the important players in this political game are those who have never been elected by the electorates. The fate of the government is not being decided by the " we the people" but by those who have not won and fought the ward councillor's election also. For example, Mr.Karat, who is self style champion of interests of common man has not contested election of even 'Mukhia', has become the spokesperson of millions of Indians. Bardhan, Yechury, D.Raja, Amar singh, Dr Manmohan singh, and a host of such leaders are deciding the fate of this Nation who are not even directly elected by the citizen of this country. Cannot and shouldnot we, the Indias ask from them that who have given thr authority to play with the nation. This is perhaps the irony of this country. The parliament and especially the Rajya sabha has become an elite club of few hundres of people. The politics has become corporatised in such a way that every political party is being run by the people who do not have thing to do with common people. This is a very dangerous trend and every one of us should serious think over it. I am of the opinion that let the backdoor politics be shut down by winding up the socalled 'upper houses' both at union and state level. Enact law to close the entry into the lower house for more than two times. By doing this, we can allow more and more new people to enter into the arena of politcs which hitherto is the monopoly of a few priviledged persons. I have the first hand experience that how in the State of Bihar when reservations were provided for women and SC,ST and OBCs , the violence in the election drastically came down. Let more and more people and especially those who are marginalised, to come and participate in the mainstay of the nation, because political participation does not mean becoming followers only, rather it requires power shiring. This will help in reversal of the process of alienation and disillusionment and can help solve problems like naxal and extremism also. Time has come when the democracy should be made set free from the handcuffs of few power brokers and be made a real democracy. Otherwise, there shall be no significance of the word " we ,the people " in our constitution.

Let this message be trickle down to all Indians

your's

Om Prakash Yadav