Election Time dears.....
http://nishanaa.blogspot.com/2009/03/election.html
Can't say whether I am commenting on that blog on my blog. or not..But definitely I would like to put my view in here.....
For me Kerala Politics was an unknown entity till I joined my graduation.. coz how will it matter to me, as I came to Kerala once in 2 years only. It was during graduation that I first came to know about the political arena in our state..Till then I was a gr8 fan of Congress coz it was the sole party that ruled the Centre and Rajiv Gandhi was my fav at that time... May be I just thought the general elections as a match with the party getting the max. seats winning it..Never thought how things affects the common people... That was largely due to my stay in military camps.
We were never short of anything and one thing we always knew no matter whoever rules ,military and all the forces combined will always be in the same comfort.We never had to worry abt the ration charges coz things were given at a nominal rate thru central distribution.So politics was never a cause of topic to ponder abt at that time..
Things changed dramatically, when I was in graduation I met different kinna people (before that all my frnds were from military background)-The other people.And me n my frnds used to boast abt the facilities we got compared to them.But that situation didn't last much.. gradually when my frnds circle increased I gotto know abt the things that affect their life..And Politics was the main issue, can't say main issue but was the main culprit behind the sorry situation of the common man...
So there began a process of scrutinising the political agenda of each party.I am not here to compare between parties, but will definitely say what made me choose which party. My first acquintance came at the college. I joined BCOM(Don get shocked, before engg. I had a brief stint with commerce).. Just after the freshers party things began to shape up.. I cud see three different colors(actually 4, one among them was'nt so frequent).. To be specific Red, Blue, Green, Saffron.
Till then they were just colors like we used to have back in our school representing the House Brand.. Now the campaign started....Students came along with their leaders to ask for our valuable vote for them.. I was also in campaigning back in school for our School People Leader posts..But I cud see the vast difference in the campaigning.. That was for a simple reason, back in school we had to like some person, his/her behavior and frnd circle to vote for him/her. But in college apart from these factors we also needed to see the real aim/purpose/agenda of the party that the person represents as well. So a huge lot of difference...I think I dont need to tell which color represents which party...
The Color red striked to me the most, the main reason at that time was most of my frnds in the college were firm believer of that logical thinking... And it didnt took me long to assess that logic to be correct..I became a activist and soon joined the ongoing campaign process. It was a special feeling walking alongside the big stars of teh party.. Really it felt as if I am a part of big entity.. We won the lection 16-2..So it was if India won the match... We celebrated like anything.. Eventhough I was taken away by the intial process of campaigning, I thought the real test of the elected persons begins now... Its not what u will do when u dont have the power, but what u do when u have the power shows the real self of urself. Being on a winning side was defintiely gonna be helpful in future, but how u make use of it will matter teh most.. Lots of new facilities came to college(I am not boasting) coz things were far different during the Union meetings.. The number of union meetings held in the span of 4 months after election is itself a proof to the vast number of issues addressed and that was far greater than the number of meetings held under different flags over an year...
So this was my first outlook of the party I decided to back on. Things have changed over the years.Different faces came and went but things took their own time to change. I still believe in my old thinking but now I believe in one more thing, its us who decides who should govern us.Now when I go to vote on election day I think twice about what the person has done to get my support and only once about the party he belongs to..Why? Coz,no matter which party he represents he will do all the things in his power for the betterment of society and for that he doesn't need a party tag.I think its high time people understand that it isn't necessary at all to be in ruling party to help the common man.
Make your vote count ..............................................
Help democracy save itself and remain secular.......
http://nishanaa.blogspot.com/2009/03/election.html
Can't say whether I am commenting on that blog on my blog. or not..But definitely I would like to put my view in here.....
For me Kerala Politics was an unknown entity till I joined my graduation.. coz how will it matter to me, as I came to Kerala once in 2 years only. It was during graduation that I first came to know about the political arena in our state..Till then I was a gr8 fan of Congress coz it was the sole party that ruled the Centre and Rajiv Gandhi was my fav at that time... May be I just thought the general elections as a match with the party getting the max. seats winning it..Never thought how things affects the common people... That was largely due to my stay in military camps.
We were never short of anything and one thing we always knew no matter whoever rules ,military and all the forces combined will always be in the same comfort.We never had to worry abt the ration charges coz things were given at a nominal rate thru central distribution.So politics was never a cause of topic to ponder abt at that time..
Things changed dramatically, when I was in graduation I met different kinna people (before that all my frnds were from military background)-The other people.And me n my frnds used to boast abt the facilities we got compared to them.But that situation didn't last much.. gradually when my frnds circle increased I gotto know abt the things that affect their life..And Politics was the main issue, can't say main issue but was the main culprit behind the sorry situation of the common man...
So there began a process of scrutinising the political agenda of each party.I am not here to compare between parties, but will definitely say what made me choose which party. My first acquintance came at the college. I joined BCOM(Don get shocked, before engg. I had a brief stint with commerce).. Just after the freshers party things began to shape up.. I cud see three different colors(actually 4, one among them was'nt so frequent).. To be specific Red, Blue, Green, Saffron.
Till then they were just colors like we used to have back in our school representing the House Brand.. Now the campaign started....Students came along with their leaders to ask for our valuable vote for them.. I was also in campaigning back in school for our School People Leader posts..But I cud see the vast difference in the campaigning.. That was for a simple reason, back in school we had to like some person, his/her behavior and frnd circle to vote for him/her. But in college apart from these factors we also needed to see the real aim/purpose/agenda of the party that the person represents as well. So a huge lot of difference...I think I dont need to tell which color represents which party...
The Color red striked to me the most, the main reason at that time was most of my frnds in the college were firm believer of that logical thinking... And it didnt took me long to assess that logic to be correct..I became a activist and soon joined the ongoing campaign process. It was a special feeling walking alongside the big stars of teh party.. Really it felt as if I am a part of big entity.. We won the lection 16-2..So it was if India won the match... We celebrated like anything.. Eventhough I was taken away by the intial process of campaigning, I thought the real test of the elected persons begins now... Its not what u will do when u dont have the power, but what u do when u have the power shows the real self of urself. Being on a winning side was defintiely gonna be helpful in future, but how u make use of it will matter teh most.. Lots of new facilities came to college(I am not boasting) coz things were far different during the Union meetings.. The number of union meetings held in the span of 4 months after election is itself a proof to the vast number of issues addressed and that was far greater than the number of meetings held under different flags over an year...
So this was my first outlook of the party I decided to back on. Things have changed over the years.Different faces came and went but things took their own time to change. I still believe in my old thinking but now I believe in one more thing, its us who decides who should govern us.Now when I go to vote on election day I think twice about what the person has done to get my support and only once about the party he belongs to..Why? Coz,no matter which party he represents he will do all the things in his power for the betterment of society and for that he doesn't need a party tag.I think its high time people understand that it isn't necessary at all to be in ruling party to help the common man.
Make your vote count ..............................................
Help democracy save itself and remain secular.......
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3 comments:
dei.. the question persists.. whom to Vote for????
Interesting read.. Most of the places, the voters would still be confused because they might be getting a big zero when they analyze the nominees in their place..:) Again the question comes... Whom to vote for? The fact is that a majority of voters are not analyzing their candidates, but voting as they like the party... or some other factors come in between... family member.. friend... :)
ya ummu as us said the question persists... and i think finding an answer to that question will also need a drastic change in the poll/political system...yep thtz too much to ask for.Isn't it? I dunno what to say abt tht.. to whom to vote for.I think we shud wait for the decission thtz pending before Honorable Supreme Court of India..which relates with inclusion of the option "None of the above" in the Ballot Paper n the EVS(Electronic Voting System)...Hoping tht the decission comes soon..
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