Idealism and Electoral Politics

You see that Picture. I will come to this picture but let me start with content of this blog today. Today I want to write a very crude experience of politics. I am no political commentator neither a student of politics but yes I belong to a community which is very near to politics. It might be a reason why I take genuine interest in politics.

Today in this Blog I would drag your attention towards the idealism (which we demand) and the reality of politics.  

Let us look into some of the recent happenings of Indian Electoral Politics in questions form.

Q.1 Why Did BJP Chose Mrs. Kiran Bedi over long –standing leaders of party?

Q.2. Why Did not Congress Put Fight in Delhi Elections?

Q.3. Why BJP Supported Manjhi in Bihar?

Q.4. Why did BJP broke away 6 MLA’s of JVM in Jharkhand when they had the majority govt.?

Q.5. Why Did BJP govt. at the centre has special things for Bihar and Bengal in the Budget?

Now, I would ask you to look at the image of the paper cutting. In this picture we can see British PM visiting a Hindu Temple amidst of Mid-terms. Why he did that?

Next, we all remember what happened to Wall-Mart in India but why Govt. of India did supported it blindly, and coincidence is in the same year Mr. Barak Obama re-elected as the president of United States of America. We all also know USA is a state which supports capital. Now, was there any politics involved in getting Wall-Mart sanctioned in India and Re-election of Mr. Obama.

I am not here to answer any of the questions I have asked, it’s because a prudent man knows the answers of these questions. Neither, I am alleging here any political leader or any political party. What I want to say is that politician is a very psychologist or pragmatic psychologist. They smell what voters need? They understand voter’s conscience more than anybody else in the world.

Therefore, I say that it is irrelevant to fight for an idealist in politics because Even Lord Krishna(Whom I believe best politician ever) to gain power use everything you have- Money, Power, Emotion, Punishment, threat (Saam, Daam, Danda, Bheda).  The problem is us the people, who actually wants their politicians to act in a certain manner and when if asked about it and if it seems wrong on general then vehemently oppose it. We never admit that our politicians are doing the right thing but when we go inside the voting room, standing in front of voting machine we recall what is in our heart. For E.g. whether candidate thought about my CASTE, RELIGION and My Interests.

If we want idealism in politics we (people) need to ideal, just demanding from someone who has grown between us won’t help. Politicians are the most pragmatic creature and they do what is needed to win an election.

So stop complaining and start thinking and changing ourselves if we want change in politics.

P.S- Although I would say it’s impossible because this same nature is from the beginning of Humankind.