The current scene in India is largely hued in colors of politics.What are exactly the colors of politics?Dirty grey?Lobbying dull midnight blues? or the purchasing power of Green?India has come a long way indeed.There was a time when a poor villager would be enticed ,prodded ,initiated to cast the vote.There were only two major parties and the simple illiterate person would cast their ballot on pure feel good factor to either of the two parties which made them feel wanted.
Today there are king makers and queen breakers.There are parties and parties.Political gimmicks from gifting free color TV's to distributing cash to getting favorite filmstars to be allowed to be gazed upon have left the rural voter much more wiser.They negotiate on who gives the most rather than who deserves the best,for their precious vote.
Also since a large population have migrated to towns,the educated have a say in voting a party to power.But as all upwardly mobile people,the townies are being urged to exercise
Section 49-O and not vote for anybody,waste their vote because all candidates undeserving.This is the pseudo educated snobbery at its best.When in a country of 1 billion people the victor is determined by a margin of 25000 votes,it speaks volumes of our involvement of choosing the leader to run the nation.Then for the term of the next 5 years one cribs,laments and vents frustrations on people who have been inadvertently chosen by wasting the right of vote.
It is indeed a difficult choice to choose dirty grey,dull midnight blue or greedy green.But when your color palate has only these colors is it not better to go with one of the three options,instead of allowing them to mix...If we allow that to happen then future will definitely be murky black
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