Alas! The Indian politicians were relaxed over the
statement made by honourable Supreme Court of India, stating that “freebies” can’t
be treated as corruption.
Indian can’t imagine a single participant either to
Panchayat Sarpach post or for the member of legislative assembly or the parliament,
who have had not offered the offer of
free bies in one or the other form, some may be in cash, costly goods, or kind
.. Whatever the form may be, the end result is their success in general elections.
The recent statement is a death blow to election commission which is mulling
over reforms and prevent unfit people from occupying g the legislatures .there
are many instances where the rule breakers are becoming rule makers. Many of
them have occupied the highest offices also! I don’t know whether it’s a world-wide
phenomenon, but it’s a very common thing in India to buy votes, and buy seats
in open market! In recent Andhra Pradesh Panchayat elections people openly
purchased Sarpanch seats shedding as high as one crore Indian rupees! Obviously
their aim to have good returns on their investment after elctions.you can
imagine in what way the Sarpach elect is going to serve ,sorry earn.
I know that money makes many things and monkey things,
but I saw that in India it also makes you politician. Things are getting worse
day by day, much to the irony of nation. Most ineligible people are becoming bureaucrats
and politicians, this is the cause for policy paralysis, and this is the reason
for increased corruption. I wonder why in some form takes most ineligible
people as bureaucrats than those who truly deserve just in the name of reservation.
The mechanism of reservations is also not properly channelized in India, it is
sad to say those who truly deserve the fruits of reservation are not benefitting,
but only those who manipulate the things are reaping from the reservation tree.
I don’t want to talk now about this issue now, my
topic of the time is about the “freebies”. The name suggests that freebies are
free but there is a cost of vote involved in it, which no one recognises. Your
selling democracy’s foundation right to vote and elect your representative .people
obviously end with bleak future after every election for
the past 65 years .
Pic: U.P cm giving S.P mark laptops
This freebies are the major influence to mind-sets’ of most
marginalised ,backward and people who are desperate about money. They often
forget the fact that they are putting their future at stake for petty things
like bicycles, laptops, televisions, golden mangala sutras [sacred thread].they
fail to observe the fact that politicians are buying votes in the name of freebies
very smartly. This is a very good investment, so invest very huge sums in
elections knowing the returns once they become the part of nations law making
body..
PROMISES
NOW PAY LATER IN INSTALMENTS
Some political PARTIES in the name of promises give
this “paybies” to people after elections with their “seal “over the goodies.so
as to remind the people who use the goods about he party behind their good! The
situation become too worst ,the people who don’t have a proper house to dwell and
water to drink ,toilets, and other
social and physical infrastructure ,but have television sets offered by the parties,bycycles,and laptops, where will
they keep them! There are more than 85, 000 villages which have not yet seen
power supply! What’s their primacy livelihood or unnecessary electronic and
other garbage?
Aren't these corrupt practises? Aren’t they corrupt
the peoples mind set? And influence them? So should we treat such kind of
promises as corrupt promises or not?
Other side:
But we cannot generalise all freebies to cash or kind
that benefits the individual. There is other side to these freebies. An election
campaigner, who intends to become a member of the house, can promise the people
the “necessary” goods that benefit the entire spectrum of the people instead of
a few. These include promises to build physical infrastructure like roads, power,
disaster relief centres, etc... That helps a society to sustain and social infrastructure
like health centres, schools, e-seva centres, cooperatives etc... That brings
people together and maintains universal brotherhood and harmony.
There can also be promises for good governance,
better functional democracy etc... This shall not be treated as corrupt
practises. Hence the supreme court must make difference between various kinds
of freebies and their effects.it can’t give a generalized opinion, which encourages all ready corrupted
politicians.it should consider the views of election commission before giving a
verdict that has huge repercussion on the future democracy.
Finally the onus is on the people whether to choose
the freebies of first kind that is in cash and kind or the freebies that give
shape to directive principles of state policy mentioned in our constitution. The
first one gives instantaneous short span delightment ,where are the latter one
gives better future for all stake holders involved ,it guarantees a better nation
and better and more prosperous world. But the patience does matters!
The election commission must take the issue
seriously and should address this problem of freebies. The election reforms committee
shall give a special attention towards this aspect.it is nothing less than “paid
votes” on the lines of paid news. All responsible citizens can check this
menace and ensure a greater democracy on earth
After all India is a free democracy not the paid
democracy… JAIHINDH
