Narendra Modi, (christened
as NaMo) the messiah, the saviour, the future PM finally emerged as winner and
his party, the Bhartiya Janata Party won a majority of seats in the Loksabha
Elections held in different states in April and May 2014. Friday, the 16th of
May was the day when the results were announced and the whole country was
rejoicing and had come out in streets to celebrate this victory. The youth of
India, who mostly shy away from the country's politics also was keeping a tab
on the happenings over the passing day. I missed the vibrant atmosphere in
India on this particular day and I am sure it was no less than celebrating a
festival together.
I feel very bad for not being able to vote in the Elections, though I was entitled to. As I was away from my country, on a deputation, I lost the chance of choosing the right and person in my constituency. Not only me, there are so many like me who were not able to cast their vote. There should be some system in which the NRI or the NRE people should be able to exercise their vote in the elections. There are so many people, who are abroad, for education, for job etc. If their votes are combined too, the picture would have been much stronger than the one today. Anyways, this is not bad either. The people have clearly voiced out their decision. They no longer want incumbency, they want to see results, they want to see things progressing and moving forward, not only for the elite and the educated, but for the common man too.
But I wonder, can this man alone bring a radical change in our day to day life? Aren’t we as citizens of India also equally responsible for contributing to our country’s progress? Shouldn’t we also start working at the grass root level and help curb corruption? Shouldn’t we be alert and look after the depleting natural resources and help conserve energy? Shouldn’t we as responsible citizens of the city, in which we live, start segregating the waste in different bags so that it can be recycled and put to use again for a fruitful purpose? Shouldn’t we stop honking at the signals when we see it as Red and that there is no place to move ahead? Shouldn’t we stop littering and spitting on the roads? Shouldn’t we in our own ways contribute to the needy people by educating them and making them independent?
So, I feel rather than expecting everything from Mr. Modi, we all should come together and work for a better cause and give India her due and make her the biggest and richest democracy in the world by propagating peace and harmony and tapping the talent of the country for further economical development.
Acche din aane waale hain, but we all should work towards it rather than expecting only our political leaders to do so.
I feel very bad for not being able to vote in the Elections, though I was entitled to. As I was away from my country, on a deputation, I lost the chance of choosing the right and person in my constituency. Not only me, there are so many like me who were not able to cast their vote. There should be some system in which the NRI or the NRE people should be able to exercise their vote in the elections. There are so many people, who are abroad, for education, for job etc. If their votes are combined too, the picture would have been much stronger than the one today. Anyways, this is not bad either. The people have clearly voiced out their decision. They no longer want incumbency, they want to see results, they want to see things progressing and moving forward, not only for the elite and the educated, but for the common man too.
But I wonder, can this man alone bring a radical change in our day to day life? Aren’t we as citizens of India also equally responsible for contributing to our country’s progress? Shouldn’t we also start working at the grass root level and help curb corruption? Shouldn’t we be alert and look after the depleting natural resources and help conserve energy? Shouldn’t we as responsible citizens of the city, in which we live, start segregating the waste in different bags so that it can be recycled and put to use again for a fruitful purpose? Shouldn’t we stop honking at the signals when we see it as Red and that there is no place to move ahead? Shouldn’t we stop littering and spitting on the roads? Shouldn’t we in our own ways contribute to the needy people by educating them and making them independent?
So, I feel rather than expecting everything from Mr. Modi, we all should come together and work for a better cause and give India her due and make her the biggest and richest democracy in the world by propagating peace and harmony and tapping the talent of the country for further economical development.
Acche din aane waale hain, but we all should work towards it rather than expecting only our political leaders to do so.
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