Our Right to Vote

India-Known as the World’s Largest Democracy,Democratic because we have an elected Government-elected by the People of India,but do we really have an elected government?

If I were to say then in my view it would be selected government and the reason for this is that most of us does not even bother to Vote especially the we ‘the educated ones’ whereas the illiterate ones who does not have much knowledge on voting are easily lured by the Politicians using different schemes they come up with before Election.

Few days ago Karnataka Elections were held and Bangalore being the largest city in Karnataka had a turnout of just 52-53% in urban areas whereas the rural areas had a turnout of 75-80% and the scenario is almost same in all the metros and important cities in India where most of the literate people lives.

We should not simply let go our constitutional right to vote.Our vote has a value and we the citizen of India must take necessary step to make it count.Before election we must make some amount of background research like his/her character,his/her qualifications,views,assets,any criminal activity etc. on the candidates standing in election and I think it is not difficult in this technology driven modern era.This is one such website that provides information on each candidate of your constituency/ward and email you the candidate details accordingly.

By this means we can cast our vote rightly and if even after all these we don’t find any suitable candidate then Election Commission of India has also provided provision of casting our vote in no one’s favor and this is known as Null Voting or Rule 49-O.

Rule 49-O refers to elector who decide not to record his vote after going through all rules of casting a vote.The main advantage of this rule is that if suppose a candidate from a ward win by 200 votes and if the number of ‘Rule 49-O‘ votes is more than the candidates 200 votes then the polling in that particular ward is cancelled and re-polling is done and the candidature of the contestants will also be removed and they won’t be able to contest in re-polling.

So,people especially urban people,if we are aware of various rules and rights,slowly and steadily changes will be there which will be visible and we will have an India on the roads of development.

So,Next time when the Election comes do not stay behind,just go and show your power and right to vote for a better India.

Youth and Its Power for India

“Youth itself is a talent — a perishable talent.” is truly said by Eric Hoffer.

India,now aged at 65 is in my view one of the largest reservoir of Youth population.Generally defined in the age group of 16-30 years constitute of more than  40% of India’s population which is indeed a large force.We are energetic, enthusiastic and always full of zeal to do the impossible.

If we exclude the youth, the rest of the population of India will comprises of old people and children. They cannot be called the real manpower of the nation. So it is evident that if the youth of the country are not enthused to devote their energies to the task of national reconstruction,the whole Youth Power for India is wasted,or the other way why we youth should wait for someone to enthuse us to show the Youth Power of India.This is our land,our country and it totally depends on us(Indian Youths) how we take our country forward.

But having such a massive youth population in India will not do any good if our youth population is not shown the right path.Most of the youth in India are generally without any direction,If we can harness this powerhouse of the nation in the right direction then the country can reach untold heights.Being said that we should not completely depend on our Government to harness this powerhouse,contribution of all sides is required for this.

The best and the first and foremost way to strengthen our youth are to provide them Education.Education plays a vital role for this,we should be able to educate all our youth from the initial stages of their life,We should be able to make them understand the importance of Education.Not just any kind of Education, but the right kind of Education which makes them scientific, logical, open-minded, self-respecting, responsible, honest and patriotic. Without these virtues being developed, our youth cannot walk in the desired way and they will stay in a deep slumber of complacency.

Even education to some extent will not help as we see many educated young population working overseas,The question is why can’t they do it here,the answer lies in lack of opportunities which is in plenty in other countires.Why our country is unable to offer such opportunities to us?Its beacuse the Government have not taken any initiative or we the youth have not taken any steps to make government realise the power of youth.Have we forgotten that today India is Independent because of the youth power in our freedom struggle,we owe Independent India to the youth power of our past and to make it better for our future generation we must rise once again together.

Youth of India must be able to come up with new ideas of Entrepreneurship which is very vital for the country’s growth.For a youth educated in India he/she must think about the development in India which now have utmost important for our country’s development.

Let us focus on constructively using the power of the youth for the betterment of the nation. Let us frame such policies which aim at empowering our youth so that we can be assured of a better future and a brighter tomorrow.