Courts of India have
taken upon themselves the task of cleansing the electoral system of India. This is a welcome step. The Parliament and the
Election Commission both have failed to usher in electoral reforms. Judicial
directions on doling out freebie and largesse, proscribing caste rallies,
debarring convicted and jailed persons from elections, deprecating political promises
to allure electorates were long over due
But appeasement of
certain groups of voters, lopsided development and government financial assistance
to targeted segments of population, selective loan-waiving schemes, government
subsidies on Haj and pilgrimage etc. should also be banned as electoral
malpractices.
Recently the
media-hyped Food Security Ordinance and cash-transfer on LPG etc are nothing but
an exercise to bribe the Indian voters. The popular saying is that as is the
king so are his subjects. There is
hardly a day that passes without torrid details of a new subject of corruption
in government.
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