Saat ajubo se badhkar yeh prajatantra hai bhai re!– Baba Satya Narayan Mourya(The cat has taken the dog away and the lion is grazing the cows! Really the Democracy is above the Seven Wonders of the World)
What is the need for someone like me to call Democracy in India a wonder? If you ponder over this heading for a minute or two before reading further, you might get 10 reasons of your own to believe so. I have made an observation which goes a little further than the so called “common man” might want to think sometimes. Imagine the following scenario:
Disclaimer: The following paragraphs feature an imaginary story and therefore bear no resemblance with any situation in real life.
This is a story of Mohammed D’Souza who belongs to a minority community in Warangal town ofAndhra. Read in his words.
I am a first time voter and am very enthusiastic about being able to make a contribution to government formation this time around. I have always been a fan of the MIM which operates inHyderabad, but cant vote for them as they do not have any base in Warangal. So I choose to vote for the TDP (Telugu Desam Party) for their development record, and also for the fact that TDP is not going with BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party) which is a communal party according to me which also has promised the separate state which I am against. My family has always been voting for congress but I choose the TDP. The common fact though is that both me and my family wants to avoid BJP, and it’s easy as well because BJP has practically no base in AP.
As the voting day nears I am in for a shock. TDP has tied up with TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samiti) who wants a separate state, not something that I wanted, and the Left which is believed to be anti development in more than one sense! I gave a lot of thought to the situation and still decided to stay with the TDP because of Mr. Naidu and his development plans.
As the list of candidates is out for Warangal, I am shell-shocked! The TDP is not contesting theWarangal seat at all!! As part of their alliance deal, the seat is left for a candidate of TRS, whom I never liked. Oh and what? Mr. Naidu is in town campaigning for that person. I listened to Mr. Naidu and thought; “Well, by voting for this TRS person I am anyhow going to benefit Mr. Naidu, so let me take his word and do it”.
Come the polling day and I voted for TRS!! Not my original plan though. I satisfied myself thinking that I voted for the Great Chandrababu Naidu! Five more phases to go in India and I was already thinking of Naidu as the CM. But there seems to be no end to surprises. TRS breaks away from the “Grand Alliance” and joins the NDA (National Democratic Front, led by the BJP)at the centre. Oh God! My vote suddenly has been transferred from Mr. Naidu to Mr. Advani. Surprise Surprise!! Mr. KCR convinces Mr. Naidu to support the NDA at the centre! So even the ideology has changed and I am now a supporter of “Communal Forces” that I never wanted to be!!! And yeah, with congress sweeping the polls both at the state and the centre, I have no moral right to expect them to work for me. Lord, the Great Indian Democracy!!!
End of Disclaimer.
I know this is imaginary, but it could happen one day in India. This was just an attempt to bring to your attention the impact of the alliance politics on a common man. The post below has the solution to this grave problem. Yeah you guessed it right, the solution is according to me and I may be wrong. Your comments are always welcome on it.
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