Money + Muscle + Men = Election
The interview she gave regarding her not contesting elections due to paucity of personal funds reveals the expensive nature of participating in a Election campaign and the cost of those campaigns. This statement has lot more weightage considering that she is the Current Finance Minister & a prudent Mother who conducted her daughter's marriage without even inviting any celebrity to avoid wastage of Money.
In practical political system, even a ward councilor ( without any official salary) in City Corporation councils, conducts ear piercing ceremony for their young kids with much fanfare with glittering lights to demonstrate their ill gotten wealth.
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Her honest statement nails the reality in Indian Political Machinery. Without Money power, Muscle power and ability to mobilize men with liquor and Biriyani for field work and voting, none can win an election. These are the reasons, why many common people are not showing interest even in voting and not many dare to venture in to contesting.
Accessibility to the Common Man :
Most of the institutions in India are not easily accessible to the common public. A Corrupt politician can get a bail any time, whereas a common man, who does not have access to money to pay a lawyer, is far away from the Justice. Same in this electoral system too. CJI must take Suo Moto initiative to do introspection based on the FM's frank admission on extravagant nature of many politicians, bureaucrats, Judicial executives etc...
Madam Nirmala doesn't dye her hair nor lie about the fair route to electoral process. At the same time, Madam's statement implies the cost of living due to inflation has made the lives of common public unaffordable. In fact most of the Public are in the same state of mind like the straight forward Minister as not to contest money heavy system.
Freebies of India
Due to several freebies being offered by many state governments across India, People slowly are moving to reluctant work mentality. Most of the Political parties wants to earn from Liquor sales. Liquor- Drugs mafia calling the shots in many industries. Most of the distilleries are owned by Politicians and their Hench men. Even
when Supreme Court passes an order to close all the Liquor shops in National Highways, our law makers ( who are the original bootleggers ) reclassify the road as an interior road to keep the bars open even for 24 Hours.Indian families system under stress :
Due to high cost of living, in marriage market, many men and women are not able to make the ends meet. So Indian family system is losing steam, most men and women may end up losing interest in growing children as education & health care have fallen in to high money minting businesses.So what we can do ?
We have to ensure all "MALAs" ( filths) to go and NIRMALAs remain the part of the system of governance.
At this point of time, we need more NO FRILL politicians in fray. In today's scenario, more law breakers, anti social elements are only having more money in hand and they make laws to ensure only the rich with Hench men dictate the terms to all law abiding citizens.
So we need, simplicity practicing , simple living, with no make ups, NIRMALA SEETHA RAMANS to boldly come forward to stand in elections in better interest of the Indian economy.
Otherwise - Indian economy is heading towards a social divide between haves and have nots. Common public are getting frustrated due to their inability to be part of this kind of divided democracy. So it is important for every political party who are concerned about the future, to support these kind of simple politicians to fight the elections and win. There may be easier routes available through Rajya Sabha to accommodate No-frills as members and Ministers. But Public is losing faith in elections as they are merely becoming demonstration of Money, Muscle power & Men.
Èxcellent article. It warns about the alarming electoral system in our country.
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ReplyDeleteShe has opened a Pandora box inadvertently, if she says that money is needed for fighting elections and she doesn't have it , does it not indirectly means that all other bjp guys who are fighting are investing that money ? This angle of perspective can raise more uncomfortable questions to all other bjp cadres including Modiji. To me this was not needed.
ReplyDeleteHer statement also implies your interpretation. But her statement is needed introspection by all parties including her own. For larger interest of the society her statement will give a positive impact in long run.
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