The Route of Politics

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By M.C. Linthoingambee

Politics has never appealed in my better nature so far but in the prevalence of the current scenario of the series of elections, I find it almost diabolic to hide this topic along the coldness of my own personal north pole. So, where did politics begin? It happened in the long gone days from the hasty proceedings of darbar in the olden days of the king rule and so forth and it has thus so far prevailed in realizing its own ups and downs. It is a mind game of trickery like the ones played by Krishna during the Great War times in Mahabharata. One of the longest presidential elections is set to change course and affix certain changes in fulfilling the terms of being a leader because we have certainly been in the need of one. Even with the great rise in the number of parties and candidates fighting to baffle across the long roads to owning the country for the benefit of its people, little faith is left in their many promises.

While all eyes points towards Modi, most people are expecting a speedy delivery of his internal and external success in making India reach its optimum quantum in the world for the beginning of a new futuristic era. While all other eyes sets on Rahul Gandhi and his dream of women empowerment in the general division it would be almost unwise to predict an answer or a result. It is perhaps time to consider who gets the maximum votes after all the hard work proclaimed by the many politicians that crawls our minds. All eyes are affixed on your vote lay in the voting polls. The right to vote is a constitutional right proved under Article 326 (Part XV) of the Indian Constitution. It cannot be termed as a fundamental right wherein it contains it significance under the Articles 12 to 35. For a country that has exercise over a 60 years democracy the right to vote is simply like the blood that flows through our veins. While the right to vote is not a mandate provision and no statutory law are affixed for this particular proclamation, many choose to take part in forming of the government while others neglect and go on stating the government is generally incapacitated to do a thing right. But in regards to the general outline if you indeed do not feel like casting your vote to any of the party. On the other hand, the Supreme Court of India has acknowledged the voters of India also have a constitutional right to vote for “NOTA” which signifies none of the above stating that if you don’t like stand for a party you can indeed let it loose. Rejection Rights are similar to voting rights but protections have been provided to both these rights under the Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, a current fundamental right as per the Supreme Court of India.

In case one is wondering, “Who can vote?” We follow the features of adult suffrage meaning that every person – man or woman who is not less than eighteen years of age has the right to vote in the election to the House of the People and the State Legislative Assembly. But in case if you are a non residence; a person of unsound mind; a criminal or a person involved in an illegal or corrupt practice then you are disqualified and breached off your voting rights. This provision has been hailed as the “fountain spring of India`s democracy”. For a person considered a citizen of India under the Act of 1935, with a more broad-based franchise, only 10 per cent exercised this elementary right of citizenship. But now, every citizen is entitled to it. The principle of one man, one vote, and one value has become a constitutional right. The removal of the communal electorates which had broken up Indian society over the past eras with the defining of religious and communal compartments has broken up the barrier with the establishment of adult suffrage. As a result, the citizens of India will now vote as individuals and not as Hindus, Muslims, Christians or Sikhs.

Right to vote and the exercise of this franchise by eligible citizens is the pulse of every democracy. And India, the largest democracy of the world, holds this right as the most precious attribute of the Indian Parliamentary democracy. If one is survive through the political affiliation given to an individual vote and exercise these rights for if you want a better place, better lives we are ought to rely on our leaders to tomorrow. Keeping this in view, in Indian Constitution, provisions are enacted regarding structure, powers and functions of the Election commission.

While Article 325 supports the preparation of one general electoral roll for each constituency, for election to both the houses of Parliament and whereas Article 326 terms Adult Suffrage is the right to vote given to every adult citizens of India, who is above 18 years of age, with the vision of maximum participation and providing an opportunity to the youth to select their leaders. A voter’s right is only as good as it comes to know of the kind of government they want to make and follow. This is the fantasizing strategy of the country to guarantee every known individual to cast a vote because trust me, “Your vote does count.” We can even call it our own personal victory when we choose to correct the past mistakes and affirm a new democracy. And while the wait is on, let us see who has been chosen as the next Prime Minister of India.

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