VOTE, DON’T BE AN eSCAPEGOAT

 To run a huge democracy, a proper governance is needed. India is the largest and colourful democratic country. As the Government is of the people, for the people, by the people, so we have the power to govern the nation through elections. Elections are the foundation of a democracy. Here, it is people's responsibility to form and run a government, by electing representatives. The most significant aspect is the divergent fabrics of its voters. Voters can weave the nation into a utopian nation, if they know about their power. Voting provides an opportunity for the people to evaluate the activities of their representatives

According to the election commission of India, the electoral population in 2014 is about 8 billion, the largest in the world. Even after the nose dive in the electoral figures in the past decade, this time, 2014 shows a tremendous hike. It’s the sanguine sign of participation that there is an increase of 20 crores newly eligible voters. The perennial efforts of nurturing up the awareness epidemically, make this out of the blue. Illuminate one, and one will pass the light to the many.

2014, struck with the enormous rise in voters, but still there is meagerness in the figure. Although youths are enthusiasts, but there’s a void in participation. They could garner a majority of electors. Moreover, most women show less interest in election activities. They were denied suffrage till the early 20^th. They stood in the cavernous, as it was the household chores which they meant to be confined in. Even if women go for voting, some of them do it prejudicedly. There’s a need to engender independent political view. This subtle lack in participation, upsurging the need to make people aware of their voting rights and to persuade them to vote. Our ngo ‘AnantAman’ is trying to inculcate consciousness among people about the election. Efforts are being made to nurture up the rudimentary awareness of giving vote and how important it is.

  Free and fair elections are the soul of the democracy. It’s essential for the election to be impartial, free & fair, if the true will of the people is to be made known. For this, voters must be able to vote without fear or threat. Fair elections take place when people are allowed to select the candidates of their choice. Voters should have the necessary information about all the candidates.

The main hindrance to the fabrication of smooth running democracy is the passive roles of voters. Common voters seldom took pain to get the names of their family members enlisted on electoral rolls as an important task. This dormancy of genuine voters also provokes interest in political parties to faux names, included in the electoral lists of a particular area. There is a possibility of another voter impersonating us, if we don’t cast our vote ourselves. This in turn defeats the very purpose of democracy. Rightly speaking, you have no right to comment on as to what public representative are doing, when you don’t bother to vote.

It’s necessary to vote in democracy because participation by the citizen is the governance of the country. Voting is not only a right, but it is also a duty. Before you start blaming the system for your sufferings, you should do your duties.  Even if you are an anarchist, it’s good to be get blue nailed first, rather than sitting back on the couch and complaining about the wrongdoings. It’s the blue in the face, if you think to change the system without being a part of it. If you want the change, then be the change, take a stand, just move a step ahead to the polling booth and convert your opinion to action by casting the vote.  Always remember, it’s not them, but we, who make the government. Spread the awareness around yourself, let the people motivate to participate in elections. Vote sapiently, unbiasedly, as it will decide the nation’s future.

There is a voice inside of you,

That whispers all day long.

“I feel that this is right for me

I know that this is wrong”

Don’t let it die, reverberating inside,

Don’t be reticent, you can have a voice.

Voices of many would coalesce into an uproar,

Only that voice would fabricate the dream nation.

Voice should stand independently of others’,

Let your voice be heard, so cast your vote.

Your vote is your power; and

Will construct your future.

So vote, don’t be an eSCAPEGOAT.

-Vaibhav Kashyap

 AnantAman SWS