Make Mandatory to Vote

      Democratic set up is based and powered by its countrymen, as they have fundamental right to choose their representatives, for all levels of democracy, representatives have to get people’s verdict by their votes, which of course people decides by candidates work, efficiency and ideology, so all it make leaders a public servants and a bridge between government schemes & policies and common people, but this basic proposition of democracy is mold by our leaders as per their wish. At the time of elections big claims make for public and developments, in their party manifestos that if their party comes into power then they will serve, work and remain public friendly during their terms but when they comes into power instead of implementing their agenda and policies on priority basis, they even shun and put aside their promises’ of manifestos plus not easily approachable by public, which make voters feel cheated after every five years terms and tragic part of this that there is not any provision in our law that public challenges and demand transparency from their representatives’ works, ironically add insult to injury leaders even not afraid to use tax payers money for publicities in the newspapers. All this creates big ditch between voters and leaders. Despite holiday on voting day people avoid using their votes and percentage is dipping to use their voting right in recent past elections held in country of different levels. As per one survey which was conducted on voting percentage, shocking revelation comes out that nearly 60 to 70% of the educated Indians are not utilising their votes. Persons especially educated youth, college students, professionals, software guys / gals, PSU/Corporate officials are not at all interested in casting their votes. Only Upper Class and Lower Class people are casting their votes. The lower class people attracted towards liquor/money and other free offers given by politicians and use their votes irregularly. (One should realize that such free offers will convert citizens into beggars). Middle class people especially salary class, small scale businessmen doesn’t bother about all these things and blame government when ever they felt impact of the politician acts comes to their level. But they don’t think who are responsible for election of such politicians. It is understood nearly “Millions of Crores Rupees are mugging in some corrupted politician’s hands. The Corrupted amount of politicians in cash with Swiss bank is ten times more than Indian budget. Some politicians & their families are even richer than Bill Gates, Warren Buffet. It is the subject which needs immediate focus of our law makers to bring back eligible voters to the polling booths. Last year Mr. Narendar Modi, chief minister of Gujarat State make it mandatory for all the eligible voters to cast their vote but it was restricted only for civic body polls, it is a appreciable good move by the Modi and need to apply at all levels of polls as participation by minimum seventy to eighty percent voters turnaround is must which also express people’s interest and enthusiasm to elect their representatives, but at the same time some restrictions also need to be imposed on our representatives in efforts to woo voters to cast their votes –

• At the time of Elections there should be provision for negative votes also, means if voters not like any candidate or all candidates then he/she can cast his/her votes with remarks that I don’t like candidate/or any candidates then if he/she gets more then fifty percent cast vote, negative in his/her favour, then his/her candidature will be cancel automatically.
• Candidates with criminal background should not be allowed to contest any levels elections.
• All candidates declared assets/wealth must be scrutinize by the income tax department thoroughly within stipulated time and get their nod of clearance irrespective of leaders status they are in power or opposition party.
• There should be age limits for candidates to contest elections and after that age no candidates should be allowed to contest.
• To contest elections candidate should be educated from recognised institute of country.
• Should be mandatory for elected representatives to meet their constituency people, minimum four times in a month and their problems solve without bias, concerned government department order to clear/end it on priority basis without bribery.

Hopefully if such steps taken by authority/law makers then it will be beneficiary for our democratic set up strengthen further and return back faith of common people on to our leaders which then anyone can say proudly India is Democratic country.