US Election 2008 - India can learn

From 1964 to 2008 USA as a nation has come a long way and set an example for the whole world that it is people that drive democracy and not parties or politicians.....if you want to make a change...you can make a change.....The oldest democracy in the world has once again proved the point that.......a nations fate is not decided by few politicians and parties.....its driven by dreams hope and responsibility of the people........This is the time for all the Americans to feel proud citizen of a nation who after 234 years of independence and democracy.....values the very foundation of democracy "Of the people, By the people and For the people"......They have a leader who they know can be the catalyst for the change that America needs.........

After 61 years of independence and 15 leaders who have led the largest democracy in the world......its really hard for me to take one name Prime Minister (Head-of-State) who was a true visionary and a peoples leader....people may argue with me saying...Pandit Nehru was the true statesman and a visionary who laid the foundation for a better and developed India.....but I have my reservations and I think he was more of the leader who was enjoying the success just because people were so happy to be free.....he did not make any exceptionally great decision apart for few biggest blunders which India as a nation will keep paying for......

First and foremost is the Constitution of India that makes the members of parliament above every possible law in this country…..It gives them the power of defining the future of this country……our MPs are not accountable to any law of land because they are law makers as well and executors. No other successful democracy in the world gives the same power to the Legislators as it is given in India……This is probably the biggest roadblock that we will ever face and will have to live with till we find one more Mahatma or a Bhagat Singh that can garner the courage to fight for the nation

Second…..We do not know who is the leader we are voting for…because in India……we don’t choose our leader……we choose parties….and politicians……who by very definition are only looking for power apart from anything else……Look at the open mockery of democracy that these politicians make during elections…the first party that comes to mind is the LEFT parties in India….who is just a bunch of old horses still hungry for power……Prior to elections they talk about how bad the congress party of India is and what all they did….and post election they go on to make the government with the same party……If Pandit Nehru and BR Ambedkar were visionaries then they should have thought about this when they wrote the constitution of India………How can you allow post election mergers to form a government……this is nothing but promoting an unhealthy race for Power…….

Third and probably the most important thing that is missing in our democracy…”Absentee Ballot”……A citizen need to be present in his constituency on the very day of election if he needs to vote…..Most of the Indian educated Middle class and the educated youth of the country….are not residing in a place they belong….Given the size of the country….everybody cannot travel to the constituency on the election day and vote…..If our democracy was really for the people then the so-called visionary leaders should have made this possible……

Its hard to be a citizen of a country who has lost the capability of producing leaders….and is hanging on bunch of politicians and parties to lead their way….All the citizens of this great country need to sit back think and learn from USA what the true definition of a democracy is…and where we stand
If India needs to see a change we all need to find a way first to get the power of defining the future of our country in our very own hands…..I currently don’t see any light at the end of tunnel……The so called Great Constitution of this country has tied the fate of its people to a set of politicians who belong to parties who lost their ideologies ages back and today just fight for Power……God bless India….and hope we can find our way soon…..A wait for 180 years to find our very own OBAMA is too far away…..