I was reading a Ted Conversation started by an American about right to recall. But in Indian context will it ever work?
Look at the situation here. The two major national parties and many many other regional parties - have you ever heard of any party selecting a candidate based on his efficiency, his performance and his will to work for the constituency? I haven't. What are the criteria for selecting the candidates? In this constituency, which caste/community has majority votes? Which person has lot of money to distribute during campaigning?etc. etc. If such is the case, which candidate will we vote for? And after they get elected, do we expect anything from them?
And once they get elected, they do really get busy. They have to find out which party comes to power and how can they join that without getting disqualified from anti-defection laws? And if by chance their entire party (may be consisting of 4 elected representatives ) decides to support the government, which ministries can they get?
After all these things settle down and the government is formed, they will decide to start to work. But there will always be an opposition party, which would try to destabilize the government, by hook or by crook. So our poor netas will have to safe guard other netas by taking them to a nice resort some where in another state. They will have to have negotiations will some independent people to strengthen the government. They will have to return the favors of people who helped them during elections. Tell me where is the time to work for the constituency?
And knowing all these, if you still want to recall them, won't there be another election? And in that, will the parties get jnanodaya and select really good candidates? Do not blame them. They do not get good candidates even if they try.
So by recalling what have we achieved? One more election. One day job to jobless , fifty rupees to people who want to vote and cost of all these from our pockets.!
Look at the situation here. The two major national parties and many many other regional parties - have you ever heard of any party selecting a candidate based on his efficiency, his performance and his will to work for the constituency? I haven't. What are the criteria for selecting the candidates? In this constituency, which caste/community has majority votes? Which person has lot of money to distribute during campaigning?etc. etc. If such is the case, which candidate will we vote for? And after they get elected, do we expect anything from them?
And once they get elected, they do really get busy. They have to find out which party comes to power and how can they join that without getting disqualified from anti-defection laws? And if by chance their entire party (may be consisting of 4 elected representatives ) decides to support the government, which ministries can they get?
After all these things settle down and the government is formed, they will decide to start to work. But there will always be an opposition party, which would try to destabilize the government, by hook or by crook. So our poor netas will have to safe guard other netas by taking them to a nice resort some where in another state. They will have to have negotiations will some independent people to strengthen the government. They will have to return the favors of people who helped them during elections. Tell me where is the time to work for the constituency?
And knowing all these, if you still want to recall them, won't there be another election? And in that, will the parties get jnanodaya and select really good candidates? Do not blame them. They do not get good candidates even if they try.
So by recalling what have we achieved? One more election. One day job to jobless , fifty rupees to people who want to vote and cost of all these from our pockets.!
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