Once, Late President of U.S.A while giving a speech during the Civil war in America spontaneously defined Democracy. He spoke to the people of his country that Democracy is of the people, by the people and for the people. Till date, it is best definition of Democracy as it came straight from the mouth of an excellent leader of America and that too in a crucial period. The Great Lincoln sincerely wanted to stop the evil design of certain people in making a separate state in America.
In this context, I want to share my feelings that nowhere we feel that our Democracy is of the people, by the people and for the people. I am giving example. I found my name in the voters list after 5 years and after taking much effort. Even then, there is no description of House No for which, my son has undertaken the strain for last one month in approaching the Govt official.
While I was looking at the incomplete list, a plumber came to my house for repairing job and he was more practical than me. He has got his voter card by payment of Rs 500/-. He was right in solving the problem of voter card. He accepted the best proposal of clerk of the Collectorate office of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The rate of preparation of voter card is something like this. Rs 500/- immediate, Rs 300/- 1 months, Rs 200/- in 2 months and Rs 100/- in 3 months. A plumber, who is citizen of India and wants to caste his vote in election has to spare Rs 500/- to get the card immediate. It happens only in India. The plumber was confident in clearing his investment of Rs 500/- in election at least partly and I begin to think what will be the fate of democracy, where an investment of Rs 500/- has already been made in an election project.
In this context, I want to share my feelings that nowhere we feel that our Democracy is of the people, by the people and for the people. I am giving example. I found my name in the voters list after 5 years and after taking much effort. Even then, there is no description of House No for which, my son has undertaken the strain for last one month in approaching the Govt official.
While I was looking at the incomplete list, a plumber came to my house for repairing job and he was more practical than me. He has got his voter card by payment of Rs 500/-. He was right in solving the problem of voter card. He accepted the best proposal of clerk of the Collectorate office of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The rate of preparation of voter card is something like this. Rs 500/- immediate, Rs 300/- 1 months, Rs 200/- in 2 months and Rs 100/- in 3 months. A plumber, who is citizen of India and wants to caste his vote in election has to spare Rs 500/- to get the card immediate. It happens only in India. The plumber was confident in clearing his investment of Rs 500/- in election at least partly and I begin to think what will be the fate of democracy, where an investment of Rs 500/- has already been made in an election project.
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