https://vivekvsp.com/2019/04/mirage-elections/ The Events in Human Resources and Employee Relations space, and in My World through my eyes. Thu, 12 Sep 2019 07:11:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://vivekvsp.com/2019/04/mirage-elections/#comment-10584 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 04:23:38 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=5668#comment-10584 Yesterday, a firs time voter asked Prakash Raj, why he should vote for him, if he does not have what a first time voter looks for – the winnability factor. After all, Prakash is more known for his acting, than for his politics.
Prakash Raj responded saying that he is not in the electoral process to win against opponents but to stir the system a bit for the next 15 years. It is the electorate that wins or loses. If the MP does not bother to report a progress card in your locality, because he is wedded to somebody’s manifesto far from you, the electorate has already lost. That is why even a two time MP who cannot report a progress card for his voters in his constituency, against a winnable manifesto is a sitting duck in the Parliament. Voters better awake.
Refrains of that in the common man’s manifesto.
That said, education, and exploration of system realities are critical for democracy to evolve. In the size that is India, that’s a mirage. Voters do not wan to entertain complexity, even if India is itself complex. They prefer oversimplification, at their own peril. Top soil has lost its moisture, and we have allowed our farmers to take their own lives.

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