SCB Elections Jan 2015

SCB Elections Jan 2015

The Secunderabad Cantonment Board consists of nominated and elected members. One member for each of the 8 wards will be elected in the ensuing election on 11^th January 2015. For Ward 5 alone where I reside, for a mere 20000 voters, there are 18 contestants of all hues and colors. The competition is very stiff and the election propaganda is much more than that for MLA or MP election. Like Deepavali night, incessant noisy canvassing via vans, banners, posters, personal visits, colony wise meetings, news paper inserts, handbills, street plays, skits, songs, pamphlets and brochures etc are aplenty. Nice pastime to read error full  messages.

The poll code clearly says candidates should not use political party symbols or party leaders should not publicly participate in campaigns. This is blatantly violated. Lots of money is spent, way beyond the stipulated sum. However I find many advantages in this election: Citizens are noticed for the first time as voters and given importance.  Each and every household is visited by all candidates. Office bearers of RWAs are sought after. Lots of "good-for-nothings" get plump part time employment, not just limited to biryani packet and mineral water sachets.

At a personal level, I like the Hungama and am enjoying this nuisance. All candidates distribute pamphlets. I find them very useful to pack and throw coffee powder waste from filter and the like.

Dr P Vyasamoorthy
30 Gruhalakshmi Colony, Secunderabad 500015 Telangana
LL 040-27846631 / Mobile: 9490804278

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Freebies for Just Voting: Tamilnadu

Freebies for just Voting: Tamilnadu

Forthcoming Assembly Elections in Tamilnadu are going to be fiercest fought battle on the political front. Both the DMK in power and ADMK wanting to displace them are fighting the battle by bribing and enticing the voters with all sorts of promises of freebies after the elections, if they come to power. Look at the list, each competing with the other in catching the voters’ attention.

DMK	ADMK
Laptop Pentium 13inch	Laptop linux 15.4 inch
Gas cylinder	Mixy
Grinder 1.5 litre	Grinder 2 litre
3cent land for poors	Green House for all poors
No Power cut	No power cut
2 sets of uniform with shoes	4set of uniform with 2 sets of shoes
Rs. 2000 for all college students for books	Rs. 1000-5000 for students for books
Rice 1 Rs	First 20Kg Rice free
Free bus pass for students	Free bus pass for students and Senior citizen
Insurance for seniors and poors	Family insurance
Maternity leave 1 year	Maternity leave 6 months
Maternity bonus 6000	Maternity bonus 12000
Sugarcane per ton 3000	Sugarcane per ton 2500
Pondicherry infra will be changed like France	Pondicherry tourism will be enhanced with 2000Crores
1000 litres of pure water to each family every month	600 litres of pure water to each family every month
Mobile hospitals per every 4 street	Mobile hospital per every 2 streets with a doctor and nurse
Marriage bonus 25000 with 6gram gold	Marriage bonus 25000 with 4gram gold
2 cows for poor family	A cow for all poor family

This trend is only making the citizens lazy, greedy, cheap worms without any conviction of themselves. Both the Parties are turning every citizen into backboneless idiots who can fall a prey to extreme briberies. Voting public have self respect. At this rate a party may say: You just go ahead enjoy and produce children. We will take care of the rest. Perhaps they may even promise to arrange a substitute husband for the lazy and unthinking voter to carry out his ‘responsibility’ of fathering (not maintaining) children! Things can become worse no more.

If there are a few voters who do care to think and vote, help is at hand. They may read the booklet: “National Election Watch: Analysis of Criminal and Financial details of MLAs of Tamilnadu” (Association of Democratic Reforms, Delhi), 2011.

When will India wake up? I hope Anna Hazare’s fast unto death selfless step to integrate masses to usher in an Anti Corruption law will be successful.