Come elections, we see the same old story - booth capturing, poll violence, vote buying, muscle power, communal polarization, vote bank politics…
| Post elections, power may change hands, but the system remains scarily indifferent. Corruption, red tape, government apathy, criminalization of politics and a lack of governance and accountability exclude the possibility of real change.
| It's time we stopped being silent spectators.
It's time we ensured that candidates with criminal records do not get elected.
It's time we made our vote count.
| | A National Campaign for Political Reform is a step in that direction. Its aim is to make people aware of the solutions to our political and governance crisis. A starting point could be reforms in our electoral process through the introduction of Proportional Representation, direct elections for the Head of Government at the State level and regulating the arbitrary functioning of political parties. These measures will enable honest and qualified candidates to get elected. And the election results would accurately represent voters' wishes. | Courtesy www.loksatta.org
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