Its been the “grand indian circus” all along…from the dramatic histrionics of the candidates to the dazzle and display of glamour and wealth under the pretext of ‘campaigning’..fromthe ring masters who have been taming the ‘wild lions’ of the political circus and finally to the audience who sits rapt and awed by the mesmerizing spectacle!
I too suffer from the same feeling of helplessness when I sift through the campaign trailstories..the “lows” of our democracy exposed in the endless mudslinging and personal attacks during the campaigns..the horrendous appalling statements made by our ‘so-called’ leaders of tomorrow..the moneys flowing through declared and undeclared circles! The ‘real burning’ issues have been sidelined and trampled upon in the final race for ‘power’!
Take a look at the regular recruitment process followed for any post be it a data entry operator or the CXO..a job description agreed with the candidate, a minimum set of requirements, detailed background verification, multi rounds of interviews testing the technical abilities, attitude and other skills of the candidate ..a rigourous process followed uniformly by all entities and for all posts…However, when it comes to the recruitment of probably “the” most important job – that of running a nation of billion people – there is absolutely no desired requirements, no assessment, no appraisal of past performance and not even a minimum set of ‘disqualifications’! It is ironic we will not employ a person with a petty criminal record as even a ‘teaboy’ in a company but will field, support and elect politicians with a history of criminal records!
What is the vision, strategy and plans of the people vying for the top post this election? Do they have a concrete plan of action to take the country to their stated goals? But in the cacophony of communal issues, petty caste politics and personal vendetta, what remainssilent is the ground level issues of humanity – water, shelter, education and sometimes even the basic right to defecate in private! All the parties are happy and content tom-toming or beating each other up over events that took place years back!
This election is the most sought after event of the year and each of us await the ultimate results which shall break or make this nation. Tomorrow is probably our day of redemption, our day of vengeance, our day of ‘one final attempt’ to save the nation or it could be ‘another wasted day’ in our lives depending on how you construe this entire election.
