Agitational Politics-we need long pending reforms

The years 2011-2012 have seen aggrieved citizens pouring out on the streets of their respective countries to protest and to register their dissonance with Political inaction. In Libya and Egypt and the ongoing civil war in Syria for their freedom from autocratic regimes and in India, to fight corruption, poor governance and anti-people policies of a democratically elected Government.

Anna,Khejriwal and  Ramdev have tried and are still trying to channelize the anger of the people by using their respective models. What do progressive and well meaning parties like PPI do to ameliorate the citizen's plight? By now it would be clear to all, that there are no quick fix solutions and that palliative measures are but temporary solutions to systemic weaknesses that need prophylactic actions.

Electoral reforms have been suggested by many eminent members of Election Commissions. If they were to be accepted many of our representatives would be disqualified. Police reforms were proposed by a retired senior police officer but remain unactioned by our elected legislators, despite directions of the Supreme Court. Judicial reforms are long overdue along with augmentation of infrastructure. But, the process of reforms are painfully slow.

To conceive and implement reforms you need qualified Legislators. Criminals in Parliament and  state Assemblies are not the right  representatives of the people. You cannot have unproductive Parliamentary sessions when so many critical bills are pending to be debated and passed.

Single issues are therefore not the solution to our dilemma. They will merely  bring millions on the streets. If electoral reforms, police reforms and judicial reforms are not addressed and  implemented on time, it is more than likely that the next single issue may turn violent enough to cause destruction and death, which is totally avoidable at this juncture of our history.

We all are aware of the problems but we need solutions to prevent regressive politics. You have to come out and vote for clean and good people who enter politics. Politics cannot be shunned as most of you are inclined to do.

Like minded and progressive parties are coming together to launch a consortium and to share scarce resources needed to reach out to you. All we need is an assurance that you will exercise your franchise to ensure that good people occupy the seats of Parliament and legislative Assemblies of this Country.

Jai Hind