The national debate over the changes that are to employed in the election system of India has taken a new turn with the suggestion of Chief election commissioner Mr. Sv Qureshi to decrease the tenure of lok sabha and vidhaansabha to 4 years.Qureshi although hasn't stated any valid reason for his statement.The issue ; for making our system more accountable had been going since a long time.Whether it is about the Right to Reject or the Right to Recall or to prohibit the participation of criminals into politics or to stop the candidates from spending huge amount over campaigning,the debate has been going on and in.Every political party talks of giving the tickets to the people having so called "clean image".However when the time comes,only people those people who have the most winning chance and who generally constitute of less educated people are put up in the show.The credit of the our infamous political system goes to those mindless people who consider it as a business to yield capital instead of national service.Neither the ideals matter to such people nor the basic moral values.The government doesn't seem to be able to control the participation of criminals and charged people into politics,And the same case is with the expenditure involved in political campaigns.The candidate parties keep on spending lavishly but rarely he/she has been rejected so far for not falling in the frame work of election guide lines.Everybody needs to understand that only talking and debating would lead us nowhere.
If a criminal gets successful in climbing up to a powerful post,then who is to be blamed?The parties which frame and fund them or the electors who vote for them.If instead of decreasing the tenure to 4 years,Qureshi thinks of ways to prohibit the entry of some scarred people into politics and to limit the expenditure done in the elections,then there is a possibility of some amends.This aint an impossible task to accomplish. In fact all it requires a quick and positive approach.There had been a number of chief election commissioners in India but nobody has earned the respect and status like T.N.Seshan and no one stands a chance too.Even Qureshi wishes to improve the of the situation but to put his thoughts into action,he will have to first ponder on the basic problems regarding the various political parties and the government.To come forward and work upon it is an urgent need oh this hour.
If a criminal gets successful in climbing up to a powerful post,then who is to be blamed?The parties which frame and fund them or the electors who vote for them.If instead of decreasing the tenure to 4 years,Qureshi thinks of ways to prohibit the entry of some scarred people into politics and to limit the expenditure done in the elections,then there is a possibility of some amends.This aint an impossible task to accomplish. In fact all it requires a quick and positive approach.There had been a number of chief election commissioners in India but nobody has earned the respect and status like T.N.Seshan and no one stands a chance too.Even Qureshi wishes to improve the of the situation but to put his thoughts into action,he will have to first ponder on the basic problems regarding the various political parties and the government.To come forward and work upon it is an urgent need oh this hour.
