From Pages of My Dairy - Partly Political

The current elections have been reduced to a number game. I doubt if any one can really tell about the number of small and big parties in the fray. The media terms them as national parties with a national presence and the regional parties with a regional / local presence. Last 2 / 3 elections have been giving a fractured mandate and So it is going to be merry time again for smaller parties. Long live our democracy which is really crazy. In good old days we used to know “ who is who ” & “ who is where ” in the parliament. Now it is a dynamic situation and the situation is as fluctuating as our mindless Sensex on the market. There is no reason, rationale or logic. So the advice to the common man like me is to stay away from it. But that does not mean staying away from voting. I would have been very happy personally if the Supreme Court or election commission had kept the option of “ None of the above ” in the ballot paper. I think this matter is pending in the Supreme Court. Now if you wish to cast your vote in that category, you have to ask the returning officer to give you a separate form. That is little dicey or unsafe for the voter. You know why. This one freedom alone may force the various political parties to think differently and refrain from fielding candidates who fall in the categories of Bahubalies, Corrupt politicians, Politicians with criminal records and last but not the least Non Performing politicians. Would you not say “ Waat an Xillent Idea, Sir Ji ” ??