07-27-2008, 02:28 PM
The recent two day session of parliament which witnessed the Government seeking a vote of confidence was indeed very special. It gave the opportunity to the millions of Indians across the globe to have a first hand knowledge, as to how our elected representatives conduct themselves. The intellectual calibre and the oratory skills of our leaders were also under scrutiny. The disruptive elements were also very much visible.
The proceedings of the House gave an impression that for our country to progress in this Century, perhaps a sizable number of progressive and modern mindset people , including technocrats and corporate experts besides economists are required to be elected to the Lower House of the Indian Parliament. They should be people who can understand the intricacies of the modern industrialised and globalise world that India has to live in the future
Now who will elect these people? It is foolish to expect that overnight, caste based politics and ideology and cadre based polished will get banished from the Indian political scene. It is perhaps the Youths of India, particularly the educated youths in the urban areas who should take a lead in this matter. In the coming general election the urban electorate should turn up in larger numbers to vote for the right type of person as their MP. They should avoid being taken for a ride by the money power of various candidates and political outfits who often have their own agendas.
The Citizens of India in the next general election should very carefully exercise their franchise, so as to ensure that a sizable number of educated young people with progressive ideas should get election and we do here less of political necessicity as the hindrance for the Government of the day in carrying out reforms. We have seen how sixty odd chaps have held the whole nation of a billion people at ransom. It is time for the intellectuals in all the States of India to unite and form a front who should take upon themselves the task of mobilising the younger generation to exercise their franchise in a more responsible and purposeful manner.
The proceedings of the House gave an impression that for our country to progress in this Century, perhaps a sizable number of progressive and modern mindset people , including technocrats and corporate experts besides economists are required to be elected to the Lower House of the Indian Parliament. They should be people who can understand the intricacies of the modern industrialised and globalise world that India has to live in the future
Now who will elect these people? It is foolish to expect that overnight, caste based politics and ideology and cadre based polished will get banished from the Indian political scene. It is perhaps the Youths of India, particularly the educated youths in the urban areas who should take a lead in this matter. In the coming general election the urban electorate should turn up in larger numbers to vote for the right type of person as their MP. They should avoid being taken for a ride by the money power of various candidates and political outfits who often have their own agendas.
The Citizens of India in the next general election should very carefully exercise their franchise, so as to ensure that a sizable number of educated young people with progressive ideas should get election and we do here less of political necessicity as the hindrance for the Government of the day in carrying out reforms. We have seen how sixty odd chaps have held the whole nation of a billion people at ransom. It is time for the intellectuals in all the States of India to unite and form a front who should take upon themselves the task of mobilising the younger generation to exercise their franchise in a more responsible and purposeful manner.