By: Smriti Sharma
Paradoxically, the country has seen an upsurge in the
first-time voters in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. These prospective first-timers would
face a tough time making a choice between what is right, and who will benefit
the country most. According to the statistics, about 10% of the voters during
this election season are probably first-time voters, by far the highest
percentage of the data show. For me, I believe this high percentage is unlikely
to be improved in the near future due to fertility issues, so 2014 would see a
wonderful escalation of the first-timers.
Well, who, according to you should be the deserving candidate
to win majority votes and rule the country? Who, in your opinion can stabilize the
economy as well as help exterminate corruption? Who, do you think can act as a
balanced, unbiased, honest and a competent leader? In my opinion, none of the
proposed ruling parties with the leading candidates. This can be debated and I’m
sure many of you would opine, but then do you really think this whole NaMo
(Narendra Modi) and RaGa (Rahul Gandhi) and AAP propaganda, these leaders
deserve to rule the country? The answer is a blunt no.
BJP dismisses RaGa as “late entrant” to anti-graft battle, NaMo
harps being single and the best man to fight graft, RaGa milk booth to counter
BJP’s tea campaign, Kejriwal resigned from his post as Delhi CM, Kejriwal
writes to NaMo. This is the scenario, “Milk and Tea”, “Quitting and Writing
Letters,” where is all this heading to? The whole NaMo, RaGa and AAP scene is simply
beyond me. Are we going to choose between a chaiwala,
a doodhwala and a naakam CM? I would again say that none
of the proposed ruling party leading candidates deserve to amass the position
of an able leader. We as voters have to choose as we definitely have choices,
but not even one can deserve to be chosen as an option.
I know there are many to contradict on this note, but then,
let me ask you to visualize. Envisage a group of three friends in your mind’s
eye, X, Y and Z. X has promised to deal with all your problems and you just
need to be calm about it. Yes X has “promised” to deal with all your problems
and you need to be calm, end of the story. Y has promised to deal with all your
issues yet again, you refute and Y is aggravated. Y would deal with all your
issues, you counter and Y is agitated, end of the story. Z comes out of the
blue, Z wants you to be with him all the time and only then, Z would deal with all
your issues. You believe on Z and you are supporting, ironically, Z ditches you
and runs away, end of the story. Well, let’s face it, this is the stark reality
of the country where we have three majorly preferred ruling parties but none
deserving that position. X is Congress, Y is BJP and Z is the much hyped AAP.
You have some who promise and forget, you have some who promise, if you refute
they get aggravated and then you have some who promise and quit.
The dilemma that the Indian voters and primarily the
first-time voters would face is who to choose, but obvious? I cannot frame
anyone’s opinion nor it can change the democratic scene of the nation, but,
perhaps, it would affect your psychology to some extent and that’s surely not
just in my head but in reality. If people start bifurcation of the good from
the bad and not just go by what the multitude believes, if people don’t think
about materialistic things and think about the country’s well being first, if
they vote not those whom they like or prefer, but who actually would prove
their mark in the leadership of the country, the country would be a better
place, for sure. It would take a few iterations and some time for all the
corruption and the dishonesty to go but it would at least go. At the end of the
day, let’s face it; you have to choose someone or the other amongst the three. Weigh the vices and the virtues, only
then make a decision to vote because we
are going to be the sufferer’s and not them!
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