Jaago Re!

This very word- Jaago Re! sounds very familiar these days.... 15th Loksabha elections are around the corner and India, especially its politicians, regardless of the parties are getting ready for it with all enthusiasm. All these days, elections were an affair with the election commission and the parties except for that people used to vote. That too how many of us? To be frank , even i've not voted in the last assembly elections for the state.... I never found enough of reasons to vote for any party or the person... But this time, the whole election process seems to have undergone a tremendous change. The Election commission is more vigilant than ever. And hope so it serves the purpose... But above all these things, what is so special about the general elections this time, is the kind of interest people of India are showing in the voting process. The campaign to spread awareness among the people, especially youth, with the publicity they are giving , has reached many people i think. And that has made people like me, think on it. Voting is our basic right. Should we vote?

For reasons not known, i've been interested in politics ever since my school days. Interested in the sense, that field has many things to give and much more things to take from the society! people there change their views in no time. So many parties, so many principles. Everything seems to have one or the other good thing to appreciate. But isn't it possible to have everything in one party? That's too high an exception to be realised i think for nature never gives us something 100% perfect... but, why not something practical if not ideal??

Governing a country involves intricacies at much more complex levels than i can imagine. I know that. But is it all that impossible to have a transparent process at all levels of the government? Just forget the government for a moment, first of all, the elections, despite the efforts of the commission to make it a free and fair process, it's not unknown to the people about everything involved in an election. When i see such a thing at the roots only, how can i make up my mind to vote for anyone, when i can't find anyone in the lot whom i feel can serve the society? It has made me think at times, is it the flaw with our constitution that we don't have a good election procedure or is the form of the government we have is not good? I don't know.

It's said politics is the last resort. Don't ask for whom! [ ;) ] . Looking at the current situation ,Indian politics seems to reflect that. It's not that there ain't any worthy people there. There are a few, or there may be many, but what do they get?? There's no difference in what an honest officer gets and an honest politican gets. That being the situation, how can i make up my mind to vote when i find none worthy of my vote?

Are we supposed to choose the best among those available unfortunately? Then on what basis do we have to choose that? How do we believe in people who are there in politics when there is no guarantee that they'l have the same views and same principles even after the elections?

Well.. that seems to be too pessimistic. Although i'm one, but this time i've decided to vote. Let there not be a loophole from my side. how can i blame on something when i've never been on the side to improve it? So, i've decided to vote... But............... still sceptical with the results, as i'm always. :) Let's wait and see if the whole 1 billion population if voted, will make any difference... And my best wishes to the Jaago Re team for their effort.