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Ideal voter in a democratic india

In a democracy, It is absolutely fair and  correct for the people, to question the irresponsible or failed authority to question their failures but, are the one who are questioning, did fulfill their duties and responsibilities ????  As one among the people, i would say the people or an individual has to play their role in a democracy to become eligible to question the authority, leave aside complaining. Now comes the question of eligibility to question the elected. Its quite a long way to become a morally eligible individual to question the elected peoples representatives. In my view only an ideal voter can question the elected representative. when we talk about becoming an ideal voter, his primary duty is to participate in the democratic process by duly voting on the day of polling to elect one of the contestants. Not only exercising his right to vote but by doing it in right spirit will make him an ideal voter. Lets define being a fair character in casting a vote. He/she/others shou

Unethical practices in political campaigning - Part 1

Does the saying "Everything is fair in love and war" goes well with elections in a democracy ? It seems so. After the only addition or a little modification i did, it is  " Everything is fair in love and war and elections". I am trying to digest lot of things which are morally questionable in the campaigns of political organizations at the time of elections. As I wrote Part -1 in my title of this blog , the readers need to understand that there are many issues relating to this topic. Topic for today is the presence of children and minors in election rallies and meetings. For now, i am looking at a small election rally going around in my locality where to my surprise (not much) i saw school going kids and minors with no voting eligibility are carrying placards and flags of a political party (i am not interested in mentioning the name of the party). Is it right for the parents whom i name as the first authority of responsibility in allowing their children or more wor

Youth in Indian Politics ? can't see a lot

  Youth in Indian Politics ? Can't see a lot Is being young and educated the biggest ineligibility in Indian politics? Is the perception of being an “inexperienced politician” will be a permanent tag for the Indian youth aspiring to enter electoral politics? If one keeps on questioning the absence of Indian youth in Indian politics, I may not even start this article, as there is no end to questions like above and for sure there is no valid single reason which can answer these questions. So, the most sensible thing to do is assembling some sayings and situations which may help individuals to have their own assumptions. Somebody said “Youth can be leaders of tomorrow if we procrastinate” but he failed to describe the “we” in this quote. Who are these WE? Politicians or the public?  If it is a politician who is in the political scenario for a very long time, then he is making a delayed confession of not doing much for the people. And if it is the public saying, it reflects a different