It has been quite a while since I wrote any political
post. I can’t blame the present state of the country for not providing me with
enough burning topics :P . Moreover, it was all my ignorance which kept me at bay
from interfering in the political scenario of the country. But then it would be
read as my negligence if I remain quiet about the recent furor caused by the political instability due to the upcoming state assembly elections in my native
state i.e. Uttar Pradesh.
Little bit of knowledge about Uttar Pradesh is
essential before plunging deep in the woods. Uttar Pradesh holds the key to the
Prime Ministerial seat at Delhi with the most number of MP’s from a single state.
Also it’s the country most populous state, amazingly leaving behind many
countries. And, importantly, Uttar Pradesh is the second to largest
state-economy in India, after the Indian state of Maharashtra. Yet it’s the
perfect example of crumbling state machinery in neglect.
UP presently is governed by the Dalit
centric political party BSP which sprang the last assembly election with full
majority using its unique Sarva Jan Sahay slogan. Interestingly, after coming
into power it wasted millions on building large monuments and parks instead of social
and industrial development that subsequently can be seen as the last nail in
the coffin of a dead poor state. It’s saddening to hear when someone after
ruling the state for four long years proposes to divide it into four individual
identities on the behest of proper development.
Don’t worry the other major political
parties aren’t far from paralyzing the already weakened state. The grand old INC
that turned itself into a lucrative dynastic career opportunity left no stone upturned
in crippling the state. When the self proclaimed future PM of India begged the
state people in a recent rally to bring his party into the power so that they
can revive the derailed development projects I felt cheated. It’s making fool of the public when someone asks for five more years after ruling barbarically each
and every nook and corner of the country for almost four decades. And adding to
the humiliation is the leading figure who reportedly doesn’t know what his cabinet
is unto.
I’m not pro-BJP. How can I vote
for someone with mixed ideologies? They draft proposals with full vigor in their tenure and oppose the same while in opposition.
Does that happen to make me a communist?
I never heard of them in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Are they really campaigning in the state? Do they even have a office here? Ah, then whom to vote…
perplexing question. Isn’t it? It’s best to remain at home then to vote for
someone undeserving and unqualified.
Why not boycott the whole election fiasco?
May be that will force the government to take some bold decisions.
Note: I know there are other
political parties like SP & RLD active in UP. But, did I have to waste your
2 minutes more in making you read about them? Also, views expressed are personal.
Will be back soon !
