Voter turnout in cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, New Delhi is hitting new lows. Hardly 40 % of those residing in cities cast their votes. Delving further, the polling percentage in lower class areas is found to be very high whereas in many middle class locality it is even less than twenty percentage. A typical middle class person cribs about the fact the sorry state of affairs and the indifferent attitude of the politicians. Be it a pothole on the road, overcrowding in suburban trains, infrequent bus services and water less taps, he cribs and blame the politicians.
Even after 50 years of independence, bijli, sadak and pani are the main election issues. Ideally, social security, universal health schemes and external policy should have been the planks on which elections should have been fought but free colour TV'S, free cycle are the planks.On election eve, 500 rupee notes, wine bottles, free sarees are doled out to the poor to woo them. They also express their gratitude by turning out in large numbers and casting vote to their bribers. What is the middle class doing? Sitting in home and watching mega serials and game shows!!!! Truly a sad state!!! I am not asking the middle class people to chop the trees, block road traffic or throw eggs and acids!! All i want you guys to do is just cast your vote!!
This could make a huge difference. Remember there are some 85 urban constituencies where the middle class is the deciding factor. If you guys turn out in large numbers, you can rewrite the annals of history!! There is no point crying over the spilt milk. I am sure you guys will not be taken for a ride!!
4 comments:
attaboy!!!! I was waiting for this happen I guess... nice post da...
Keep it up!
nice one Subash.. keep posting..
hmmm Subash it all sounds good when u hear people saying if you vote you can bring about the change you desire......tell me when all political parties have similar agendsa, similar vote bank politics, similar corruption what difference does it make as to who comes to power? If i vote either way my state is going to remain the same.....then it begs the question why dont i start a new party and have a different agenda.....but then time and again we have seen what happens to people who confront the big political parties.....Its jus a thought I don have a solution to this but this is how i feel abt things
dei light houseu! uve spoken of the problems but give some solutions! everybody cribs in this country
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