I hear many people shouting on the worthlessness of the Left Front Government in West Bengal. But who is responsible for the fact that we have a worthless government ruling us for more than 30 years? The blame falls on us only because we don't know how to vote. If you look at all political parties in India, they are all corrupted to the core, irrespective of the fact that whether they are Left, Right, Regional or National. So anyone of them coming to power will in any ways mean the same. So, why not experiment and try alternatives?
If you look at Kerala, which is another state run by the same Communist Party, you'll see that they have nurtured an opposition and they keep on swapping the power. I think, you all know the fact that in powerful government positions, there is a custom of transfer. They are not allowed to settle in a particular place for long, since there is a high chance that they may become corrupted. Likewise, the government also becomes corrupted if they are allowed to stay in power for very long.
So, what should we do?
The only answer is that, we should learn how to vote. A single vote is priceless. Give it in a planned and calculated manner so that there is a strong opposition for the ruling party. Give it to anyone whom you think can be the opposition. Allowing a different political party to come to power every term makes sense because that will force them to continue the good work done by the predecessor as well as try to do some good work themselves.
And a proven fact is that, we don't know how to vote. Do you think that the West Bengal government under the communists, was as corrupted 25 years ago, as it is today. They came to power only because the corruption in the Congress led government, post Dr. B.C Roy era, had reached such a level that there was a Naxal Movement that wiped of the majority of the elite population of West Bengal.
Yes my dear firends...Try to shout while voting and stop anyone else to give your vote. It is better to shout then, than to shout when many innocents have already been killed. Build an opposition. Swap the powers each term. Then only we'll be able to build a developed West Bengal, irrespective of who's ruling it.
RE:We should know how to vote!!!
by Suman Chattopadhyay on Mar 22, 2007 10:03 PM Permalink
If opposition parties could give us better option, then this Govt. would not have been ruled for more than 30 long years. But this opposition parties only know to create chaos and nothing else. Instead of doing so if they represnt themselves in a responsible manner then most of the people will love to see them in power. So without advicing the people of bengal what to do, you please advice the opposition leaders to act in a responsible way and let them understand when they will start an agitation and when thay have to stop that and bring the Govt. into the negotiation table and get a solution which will be acceptable to all. Don't drag the situation too far which ultimately lead into a Nandigram like scenario where only innocent poor people lost their lives and not any of the so called brave and rebel leaders of opposition parties were hurt.
