Show the Finger

Ink Mark

Finally, the day has come for showing the finger. So, what’s the big deal? It is the first time I showed the finger in good spirit. Guess what? It feels nice. Don’t mistake me guys . It really feels good to show the finger and use the power of your vote. So, I showed the finger so that the election officers mark my finger as a symbol of casting vote. (No offensive feelings involved using the phrase SHOW THE FINGER )

Well, I didn’t fall for the crap making a buzz that your one vote makes a difference. It is all fuss for me when all I had for selection was a bunch of millionaire contestants who have rode their luck and earned so much money mostly by being in the literate band, being Xth pass, or by being 12th pass. I can’t imagine how these people earned so much money by being meagerly educated. Well, I guess  our parents might not have been right at asking us to study so that we can earn our bread. They missed the trick. We should have enrolled in a political party soon after Xth to earn money like the bunch of present politicians. And may be, we could have been better at electorate than the present bunch.

Well, getting back to track about their eduction levels. With such meagre acedemic education, they will govern one of the largest lok sabha constituencies, which includes Thane, Mira Bhayandar, and New Mumbai. When even a small-scale organization looks for top B-school grads for operating their organization and its main functional units, how can a bunch, including mainly nerds, can be elected and nominated for governing such large constituencies and the country. This thought just drives me crazy and it should do the same for any sane and logical individual (atleast I think so).

Additionally, most political party candidates had some sort of criminal case filed against them. Good bless our electorate when in our urban areas we have all candidates with a criminal background, leave alone the remote regions. Do spare a thought for some of the backward states in the country.

Now with all the fuss about using your voting power for electing the right people in your constituency after 26/11, and having such a crappy list of candidates to elect from, I wish I could hope for positive things in future.

At one moment, you might also consider filling the 49-O form, which expresses your discontent about all candidates from your constituency. A mail is being circulated explaining that if majority voters from a constituency fill the form 49-O, it leads to re-election. And, the re-election will not feature any of the existing candidates. But an article in DNA newspaper clarified those doubts. The 49-O form does not have much say except for revealing your identity and letting the candidates being selected from the vote of other voters.

But, as this was my first time (again, don’t take me wrong) I voted for what I think was the best amongst the worst. Now I am hoping against hope that some change might come, but I know, it is a crappy thought. But strangely enough, there is some hope for the good.