"The Voiceless India
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Governments of free India, one after the other through their acts of omissions and commissions, have divided the Indian society in two segments far apart from each other in lifestyles and economic conditions. About 15 percent population consisting of political leaders and government servants have, through their corrupt practices, amassed 85 percent of the total wealth of India, leaving only 15 percent of it to the balanced 85 percent population of the country. This has been achieved gradually during the last 60 years of free India, and this degenerative process is still going on.
Democracy is said to be forming a government for the people, by the people and of the people, but it is a farce in India due to defective election process and highly defective Constitution of India. Because of concentration of wealth in a few hands, the balanced population is facing problems of survival and votes to a person for minor financial returns for voting. Thus, votes are openly purchased and democracy is openly played with. Thus, 85 percent population of India has no say in formation of governments and hence running of administration of the country. This component of India is thus totally voiceless.
On this basis, a Prime Minister of India for a few days, Ch Charan Singh, used to say that the country has two faces - India and Bharat, the rulers and the ruled, respectively. This makes the country a mockery of democracy. Just see current costs of getting elected to an office -
Village Pradhan (President) INR 200,000 to 500,000
Block Pramukh (President) INR 5,000,000 to 10,000,000
District Chairman INR 20,000,000 to 50,000,000
Member State Legislative Assembly INR 50,000,000 to 100,000,000
Member of Parliament INR 100,000,000 to 500,000,000
So much of money can be spent by a few selective persons only and this all goes for buying votes directly or indirectly, of the voiceless people of India. This is no secret, everybody from a common man to those sitting in the highest offices of India are knowing this and contributing to take this into practice. All political parties gear up themselves, through corrupt practices when in power, for the next election for votes purchase programs. Thus, democracy in India is worse than a capitalism."
as posted by Ram Bansal, the Theosoph
V.- PO. Khandoi, Dist. Buland Shahr, U.P., India
Born in the family of India's Freedom Fighter, I am an Engineer by education and profession, and now diversified to Authorship on a variety of subjects including Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Science and Technology etc. As a result, a dozen books are published in Print Media, and now devoted to online writings throug Blogs and Articles.
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