I didn't vote for this but...

The images say it all! Today, they murdered it! They kicked it, punched it and threw it in trash! Here, 'it' refers to our democracy which has been replaced by dictatorship of our MLAs and MPs. 28th May 2012 will be remembered as the darkest day in the history of UP Assembly. It's not that this was the first time but it was definitely the worst ever!

On 28th February, 2012; I rushed from my college at Dwarka to Ghaziabad, UP to vote in the recently concluded UP polls. It's not that I want to prove any point or show others that I am a better citizen. Rather it's just the case that my belief in democracy is still in tact. That day i met people who laughed at me when i told them that i bunked a lecture to vote. They told me that there is absolutely no dearth of fools in this country who waste their time over such trivial things. Well, it was no surprise for me at all. I know that majority of people in our country don't go to polls just because they don't have any faith in this process. For them, everyone is the same wild chameleon who changes its color according to circumstances.

But this can't be the only reason why people don't trust in these politicians. I really wanted the ouster of Mayawati's BSP because they did absolutely nothing. Sorry! Actually they worked really hard to get those statues built from the taxpayers' money. But at the same time, I didn't want SP either. No one should forget what Mulayam Singh and his party did when they were in power.

But still they got into power. Why? Because there isn't any other party stronger than either SP or BSP that could make a mark. Congress tried but failed. The reason was obvious. Just by showing your might at two constituencies, a party can't rule a state of 413 constituencies.

But this is not the end. When Akhilesh Yadav and Co. would have looted the state with all their gundaraaaj the people will vote them out. And guess what! They will be replaced by none other than Mayawati. If you don't believe me then just skim through UP politics and you will know what I am talking about!

Today, we saw something that the UP politics is used to. Our representatives yet again proved that if anyone is voted to represent the state then anything can happen. They were pushing each other, hooting at each other, tearing the  address by Governor B L Joshi and our honorable chief minister was sitting as if some satsang  was taking place. Rather than acting like a king or so, he must have tried to voice his anger  (although I doubt if there were any anger) against such undemocratic show by our MPs.

All i want to say is that my spirit hasn't been shaken by what has happened today. I still believe in democracy and will always do. And Just like me there are hundreds other (hopefully more) who believe in democracy. Proof is the changed scenario in the voting numbers across the country. 

Such instances (Chaos in UP Assembly) are highly unfortunate and some exemplary actions should be taken against them. Simply showing anger won't do. And last but not the least we should not run away from our responsibility. We should vote so that we get the right representation at the center rather than any gunda! Jai Hind!