Nowhere in the world we find a stupid democracy like ours. Of the voting population (may be 70% of 1 billion Indians)about 35 to 50% vote and a party gets only 30 to 35% of the votes and that party rules at the centre or state or local bodies. So a ruling party in majority of the states are a small part of the opposition itself because more percentage of combined votes are agianst it and to cling on to the seat any type of statements/reforms/schemes are made without the will of the majority and that is why we have confusion all over the country. It is high time we have national referendum/state referendum for particular pathway and then each and every state or any ruling party should be made to follow that path and then there will be progress of the state/country. So within that frame work, all parties should work and under such circumstances if majority vote party fails then the next in that popular vote party should be given the task to carry out the action and UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES THERE WILL NO QUESTION OF BRINGING DOWN THE GOVERNMENTS BUT ALL STATE GOVERNMENTS WILL REMAIN FOR FIXED TENURE WITH NEW FACES IN THE MINISTRY BASED ON POPULAR VOTES. So we will be free from all types of statements and controversies of president's rule. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TIME FOR PROGRESSIVE THINKING BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO BANDHS NOW AND THEN CAUSING TENSION TO LAW ABIDING CITIZENS. First of all we should have national/state referendum because fore running parties are getting (now and future too) only 30 to 35% of the 40 to 50% votes polled and what do you call it a democracy or a new term has to be used when a miniscule (15%to 20% vote)of the population (let it be any party) rules the majority and the decisions are taken against the majority of the people living in that state province or the whole country as such when it is at the centre. The problem starts here and thus the progress of the country is hampered and street fights are common.
RE:Ups and downs of Indian Democracy
by biz Narayan on Feb 19, 2007 07:31 AM Permalink
Those who think that ours is stupid democracy have to rethink.... what would have happened to secularism if we didn;t have this democracy word to bit up our country men ? Had secularism survived but for our democratic and all such good intentions of creating Lalu Yadavas....
ANother democratic talk by Rajendra... I should be scary... what the secular progressives think now... true style musharaf democracy was almost nodded by the mafia....some hadf praised him.
RE:RE:Ups and downs of Indian Democracy
by Rajendra Nayak on Feb 19, 2007 10:06 AM Permalink
I still feel that what is required is not done and every minority (by votes)is imposing something against the majority (the votes against)and that is why we should have a referendum as to what are the policies and then amend the constitution and no party (coalition with 10% of votes also) should do what it wants to do beyond the frame work. All of us have come only once on this planet and the life of people should not be considerd like that of an animal. The state/country should protect the life and property of a begger too and bring about proSperity of the Indians. IF THIS IS ACHIEVED THEN THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL HAVE NO TIME TO START VIOLENCE. Democracy doesnot mean stop the trains and vehicles, injure & kill some innocent people and then go on having committees and the verdict comes after decades or due to wrong policies abate the death of farmers by snatching their property. Making political speeches and tell the people to be Indian and buy Indian goods and support the outsiders of other countries to market the same products which are manufactured well in India and then talk of democracy appears to be stupidity of many leaders. That is what I want to repeat only a minority vote baggers do what they want which is a strange thing to a great nation like ours and let us deal with our country and not bring in other countries.But we have to improve our system from within and set an example to other democracies by following certain policies decided by referendum and whichever party sits on the chair at the centre/state/local bodies have to follow these policies.
