Yes, I admit my desperation.
I find that there are two major hurdles in selecting true & sincere representative of a constituency, which are :
1. Illeteracy
2. Political influence in deciding the area of the constituencies
Electorates in a constituency can be broadly classified in to two groups :
a) conscientious (Hope i m spelling right) - Cat-I
b) others Cat-II
Even if we see that many cat-I people act against their conscience due to personal gains, illiteracy is still a major hurdle on our way to elect somebody capable. People must be made aware that until & unless they are properly represented, the physical & psychological conditions cannot improve. The problem in todays india is that those who are capable of judging people do not vote and the rest vote without knowing the implications. In this area voluntary organisations can play a major role.
Political leaders influence in deciding the areas to be covered under a constituency keeping in mind their vote banks. If we look at the statistics, it is always 40%/60% (Cat-I Vs.Cat-II) of the total people, who usually vote. Until & unless you put some cat-I people in the political system, the scenario is bound to worsen in the days to come.
Mridul
>From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "mridul bhuyan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: [Assam] From the ToI
>Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 22:15:58 -0600
>
>I can sense the desperation and the despondence over the state of
>affairs.
>
>Unfortunately Mridul, such a state of mind would not take anyone
>anywhere.
>
>Politicians only reflect their constituencies. If the constituents
>are either apathetic or are ill-informed then nothing would change.
>To make matters worse, the system promotes and rewards wrong-doers
>and non-performers. The able and the wise cannot get elected. The
>system does not make any provisions to bring on board those who are
>capable and ethical.
>
>So, those who know better, must get involved, and fight to change
>the system so that the able and the ethical can get elected, without
>selling their souls to vested interests.
>
>cm
>
>
>
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>
>At 9:29 AM +0530 12/9/04, mridul bhuyan wrote:
>>I sometimes wonder, suppose due to some natural disaster or
>>something, all the politicians are dead. Will it make any
>>difference in day to day running of the Govt. minus the
>>politicians. I think the country will be more prosperous and will
>>run very smoothly.
>>
>>Mridul
>>
>> >From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >Subject: [Assam] From the ToI
>> >Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 07:46:49 -0600
>> >
>> >A heartwarming report from the house of the world's greatest
>> >democracy:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >'Who's speaking? This is Parliament of India'
>> >
>> >IANS[ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2004 06:17:31 PM ]
>> >
>> >NEW DELHI: Disgust and anger were writ large on their faces as
>>they
>> >trooped out of the visitors' gallery of the Lok Sabha after
>> >witnessing yet another ugly fracas in the lower house of
>>Parliament
>> >Wednesday when MPs stalled proceedings.
>> >
>> > "I did not travel all the way to see this," said R P Yadav,
>>who
>> >had come with a dozen people from his village, Sant Bansti
>>Nagar, in
>> >Uttar Pradesh.
>> >
>> > "Nothing could be heard. They were shouting all the time.
>>People
>> >in our village market behave better," Yadav, a trader, said,
>> >referring to the unruly scenes in the house.
>> >
>> > The bout of lung clearing by members of the opposition and
>> >treasury benches was triggered by a reference by the opposition
>>to
>> >the running feud between two senior ministers -- Lalu Yadav and
>>Ram
>> >Vilas Paswan.
>> >
>> > All the pleas and threats by Speaker Somnath Chatterjee as he
>> >sought to restore some semblance of order went in vain.
>> >
>> > The angry gesticulations and diatribes changed to slogan
>>shouting
>> >when a member referred to the drought-like situation in many
>>parts
>> >of Rajasthan and the state government's failure to tackle the
>> >situation.
>> >
>> > "This is becoming too much. It is a matter of great sorrow...
>> >unfortunate that we do not show the minimum patience to see that
>> >this house carry on with its work," the avuncular Chatterjee
>>said,
>> >raising his voice above the all-round din.
>> >
>> > "Those who raise slogans will have to face consequences," he
>> >warned as the shouting continued.
>> >
>> > "This is the parliament of India. This can't go on,"
>>Chatterjee
>> >announced in exasperation to no avail.
>> >
>> > "The whole country is watching us, including boys and girls,"
>>he
>> >said during a lull that hardly lasted a few moments.
>> >
>> > "Who is speaking?" Chatterjee demanded as another round of
>>storm
>> >brewed. "If you have courage, stand up," he challenged.
>> >
>> >
>> >"I am requesting you with folded hands (to maintain order). The
>> >entire country is seeing how we are behaving," the speaker
>>added.
>> >
>> > "Unruly elements," he muttered.
>> >
>> > "It was shameful," said a 30ish woman in a grey salwar-kameez,
>> >agreeing wholeheartedly with the speaker as she came out of the
>> >visitors' gallery.
>> >
>> > "They should behave in a more civilized way," she said.
>> >
>> > Her name? "I can't give you my name because my father is a
>> >member," she said as she breezed down the staircase but promised
>>to
>> >have a serious discussion with him.
>> >
>> > Said Sanjiv Babbar from Delhi: "This is not what we expect
>>from
>> >our MPs. They should learn to conduct debates in a civilized
>> >manner."
>> >
>> > Mitiliesh Kumar, a college teacher from Jharkhand, could not
>>agree
>> >more. "It is a useless waste of time. You have to see to believe
>>how
>> >indisciplined they are.
>> >
>> > "There are many ways to raise an issue. They behave like
>>street
>> >urchins," he said in disgust.
>> >
>> > According to a reliable estimate, every lost hour of business
>>in
>> >parliament costs the nation over Rs 800,000.
>> >
>> > On Wednesday, the people's representatives did not appear to
>>be
>> >unduly worried about that.
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