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No! It will vote to elect "Members" of the 17th Lok Sabha. 543 Members of Parliament, then elect their Prime Minister. The whole election process is clear, it is called Democracy.
The first post covered the basic aspects of Elections, the process, the facilitators, the voters, the political parties and the main beneficiaries, the Politicians/Members of Parliament. In this article, lets account for the different types of political leaders.
1) The Ideal One: The 'One', the one with 'genuine' expectations on his/her able shoulders. Such politicians understand their responsibilities to the core. They identify the current concerns of their electorate. They comprehend the major problems such as poverty, unemployment, basic necessities like "Roti, Kapda & Makaan" and bring in policy changes/laws to alleviate them. The Ideal one has been "Missing in Action" since eternity. Free India is waiting since 15th August,1947.
2) The Chosen One: In India, the choice of the 'Chosen One' either happens in the plush avenues of 'New Delhi' or the dusty lanes of 'Nagpur'. In the latter case, the selected M.P (or vice versa) is considered sacrosanct and sent directly by God, himself. He makes policy decisions in lieu with his own complex mind without any research or understanding. When questioned, he goes all emotional and brings forth weapons tried and tested since time immemorial in Bollywood i.e. Poor financial background, hard working parents, unrelated nationalism etc. Some awe-inspiring dialogues too like, 'Friends, give me 50 days. If I am wrong, burn me at the stake'. Well it sounds, more convincing in Hindi.
3) The Drummers: The most common type of members. These members constitute a majority in the Lok Sabha. The Job responsibilities are well defined and Simple. They include:
a) Synchronized thumping of hands on the table- whenever the Government tries to placate the country.
b) To shout, "SHAME"- whenever the leader of the Government blames the previous PM for the current state of affairs.
c) To act interested in matters of "National Importance"
d) Storming the well of the House in order to ensure a quick adjournment.
d) Other responsibilities include Snoozing, Chit-Chatting & in some instances, "Age restricted websites".
4) The Poets: The in-house entertainment package. These members do take the initiative of raising important issues in the society. They wrap their speech in meticulously crafted words which start with a Poem in Hindi & end with a Sanskrit quote. But still, fail to reach out to the concerned ministry members.
5) The Privileged: The actual 'Rich' (usually, all of them) and the actual 'Progeny' (usually, most of them). These members are elected by default. Period.
6) The Speaker:The Speaker is usually the oldest or the most respected member among the elected representatives. They have a singular job of conducting the parliamentary affairs. They usually end up asking the other members to 'Sit Down' as in, "Aap Baith Jaaye, Aap Baith Jaaye, Jaffer Ji, aap baith jaaye"
There are other minor categories too, for e.g, the Women. Parliament is the only place in India, where Women Reservation is spoken of, spoken of & spoken of, but never initiated or implemented. So much for Women Empowerment. We will continue our discussion with other related topics in subsequent posts.
Meanwhile, remember the date, April 18th, the second phase of the general elections, people of the 17 states going to poll. Please VOTE for your choice of M.P, not P.M. On a later thought, Please Vote.
P.S: The words are mine, the images aren't. Thank you Google. "No Copyright infringement is intended"
The first post covered the basic aspects of Elections, the process, the facilitators, the voters, the political parties and the main beneficiaries, the Politicians/Members of Parliament. In this article, lets account for the different types of political leaders.
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a) Synchronized thumping of hands on the table- whenever the Government tries to placate the country.
b) To shout, "SHAME"- whenever the leader of the Government blames the previous PM for the current state of affairs.
c) To act interested in matters of "National Importance"
d) Storming the well of the House in order to ensure a quick adjournment.
d) Other responsibilities include Snoozing, Chit-Chatting & in some instances, "Age restricted websites".
4) The Poets: The in-house entertainment package. These members do take the initiative of raising important issues in the society. They wrap their speech in meticulously crafted words which start with a Poem in Hindi & end with a Sanskrit quote. But still, fail to reach out to the concerned ministry members.
5) The Privileged: The actual 'Rich' (usually, all of them) and the actual 'Progeny' (usually, most of them). These members are elected by default. Period.
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6) The Speaker:The Speaker is usually the oldest or the most respected member among the elected representatives. They have a singular job of conducting the parliamentary affairs. They usually end up asking the other members to 'Sit Down' as in, "Aap Baith Jaaye, Aap Baith Jaaye, Jaffer Ji, aap baith jaaye"
There are other minor categories too, for e.g, the Women. Parliament is the only place in India, where Women Reservation is spoken of, spoken of & spoken of, but never initiated or implemented. So much for Women Empowerment. We will continue our discussion with other related topics in subsequent posts.
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P.S: The words are mine, the images aren't. Thank you Google. "No Copyright infringement is intended"
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