Country being very politically active today on the eve of elections, we find news channel with nothing but some or the other political news. Today it was dominated by Congress candidate Mr. Pawan Bansal getting a Congress ticket to fight Loksabha elections from Chandigarh Seat.
My father’s immediate reaction was “ How can he get a ticket. This all politicians are the same. How will corruption get routed out if such people get ticket”
I said “ Why shouldn’t they Dad? Since when our people cared about corruption so much”
My Dad responded “ What do you mean by that. Indians never tolerate corrupt people”
Was my Dad true? Do we really care about corruption? Do Indians really care about corruption. My Answer would be a firm NO!
Well most of you wont’t agree with me on that right? Indians are fed up of corruption you would say. The Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal Movement, the birth of Aam aadmi Party was result of it you would say. Well I would answer in the negative. But my main point of approach is not that today. Indians don’t really care about the image of the candidates this political parties field. What really matters is if he is among us. The advertisement from Hero really hits the nail on the head. Indians vote only to that leaders who belongs to their caste or religion. Corruption, criminal charges don’t really matter to people in the country.
If it did care then why such people get elected in the first place. Think about it! People vote then this candidates get elected. Facts say for itself. The 15th Loksabha had 162 MPs who had criminal charges against them. 76 MPs, or 14%, had serious charges such as murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and robbery. How do this people reach the parliament. Simple! We elect them. When it comes to our politicians it doesn’t matter if he is corrupt or a criminal. What matters is if he is “Apna Aadmi”.
Indian people simply don’t have any right to blame the political parties for fielding such candidates. They field such candidates because they have more chances of winning then other honest candidates. Take any political party today. BJP fielded Mr. Yedyurappa inspite of the corruption charges against him.Why? Its simple. He has got more chances of winning and helping his party win more than any other honest candidate. The recent opinion pole clearly shows that BJP has certainly gained in Karnataka after giving Yeyurappa a ticket. Inspite of the corruption charges against him people of Karnataka or the people from his community support him.
Leaders are reflection of the people they represent. If most of our leaders are our corrupt its because we have such mentality. If most of our leaders are Criminals , it is because we have such mentality. So people don’t have any right to criticize political parties for fielding such candidates. We deserve such Leaders. If we expect our leaders to change, we have to change. Don’t vote for such candidates. If people stop doing so, political parties will not even dare to keep such people in their party, leave alone giving them ticket. For that to happen we have to change. But “ CAN WE CHANGE?”
My father’s immediate reaction was “ How can he get a ticket. This all politicians are the same. How will corruption get routed out if such people get ticket”
I said “ Why shouldn’t they Dad? Since when our people cared about corruption so much”
My Dad responded “ What do you mean by that. Indians never tolerate corrupt people”
Was my Dad true? Do we really care about corruption? Do Indians really care about corruption. My Answer would be a firm NO!
Well most of you wont’t agree with me on that right? Indians are fed up of corruption you would say. The Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal Movement, the birth of Aam aadmi Party was result of it you would say. Well I would answer in the negative. But my main point of approach is not that today. Indians don’t really care about the image of the candidates this political parties field. What really matters is if he is among us. The advertisement from Hero really hits the nail on the head. Indians vote only to that leaders who belongs to their caste or religion. Corruption, criminal charges don’t really matter to people in the country.
If it did care then why such people get elected in the first place. Think about it! People vote then this candidates get elected. Facts say for itself. The 15th Loksabha had 162 MPs who had criminal charges against them. 76 MPs, or 14%, had serious charges such as murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and robbery. How do this people reach the parliament. Simple! We elect them. When it comes to our politicians it doesn’t matter if he is corrupt or a criminal. What matters is if he is “Apna Aadmi”.
Indian people simply don’t have any right to blame the political parties for fielding such candidates. They field such candidates because they have more chances of winning then other honest candidates. Take any political party today. BJP fielded Mr. Yedyurappa inspite of the corruption charges against him.Why? Its simple. He has got more chances of winning and helping his party win more than any other honest candidate. The recent opinion pole clearly shows that BJP has certainly gained in Karnataka after giving Yeyurappa a ticket. Inspite of the corruption charges against him people of Karnataka or the people from his community support him.
Leaders are reflection of the people they represent. If most of our leaders are our corrupt its because we have such mentality. If most of our leaders are Criminals , it is because we have such mentality. So people don’t have any right to criticize political parties for fielding such candidates. We deserve such Leaders. If we expect our leaders to change, we have to change. Don’t vote for such candidates. If people stop doing so, political parties will not even dare to keep such people in their party, leave alone giving them ticket. For that to happen we have to change. But “ CAN WE CHANGE?”
