Though I have been away from India and didn't get a chance to vote in the elections, I am curious about election results. I think elections were conducted fairly and strictly this time (in fact, right from former CEC T.N. Seshan's era things were improved gradually). So whatever the results may be it would be mostly people's mandate.
I feel those who have the right and chance to vote but don't utilize have no right to blame the governments for infrastructure, corruption etc. Though more or less all Indian politicians are same (corrupt and opportunistic), now-a-days some good and educated people are entering into politics also. One such party is Lok Satta in Andhra Pradesh state by former physician and Mr. clean IAS officer Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, after seeing the attitude and corruption of political leaders over the years and with the inspiring quote from Martin Luther King:
"The silence of good men is more dangerous than the brutality of bad men".
Though Indian people don't encourage to such well-educated and honest people but vote for corrupt politicians and immoral cine actors again and again, this time it seems there is a silent wave and good percentage of votes (esp. in urban areas) may go for parties like Lok Satta.
Let us see what happens on counting day May 16!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
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