THE POLL PANEL ,UNINTENTIONALLY, BOOSTING COPRRUPTION

EVERY DAY THERE IS ONE OR MORE NOTICE FROM THE ELECTION COMMISSION FOR VIOLATING THE MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT. THE CODE LOOMS LIKE A DICTATORIAL MANUAL , CONVERTING WHAT WAS THE WORLD'S MOST COLOURFUL RUMBUSTIOUS ELECTION PROCESS INTO AN EERILY QUITE DICTATORS DREAM
THE EC HAS DISALLOWED CHEAP TRADITIONAL WAYS OF ELECTIONEERING . DHOLAKS CANNOT BE USED FOR FEAR THAT THEY CAUSE NOISE POLLUTION . NOISE POLLUTION ?IN INDIA?
FLAGS POSTERS , CUT OUTS , BUNTINGS ARE BANNED . AS A RESULT WITHOUT RECOURSE TO FLAGS AND BUNTINGS TO PROPAGATE HIS MESSAGE CANDIDATES NOW SPEND ENORMOUS AMOUNT FOR EXPENSIVE ADVERTISING IN TV CHANNELS AND NEWSPAPERS . SO ONCE AGAIN THE CANDIDATE MUST USE THE MONEY POWER.

TO TACKLE ELECTION SERIOUS STEPS ARE NEEDED NOT COSMETIC SENSATIONAL ONES LIKE BANNING DHOLAKS .

• FIRST THERE IS URGENT NEED TO BAN THE DISTRIBUTION OF LIQUOR AMONG THE POOR ON ELECTION EVE.
• SECOND PERMISSION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO LOW CASTE TRADITIONAL WAYS OF CAMPAIGNING
• THIRD AND MOST IMPORTANT STOPS MUST BE TAKEN TO MAKE ELECTION FUNDING TRANSPARENT.

TODAY,IT'S FASHIONABLE TO HATE POLITICIAN. YET IF WE BEGIN TO HATE POLITICIAN WE WILL BEGIN TO HATE DEMOCRACY AND ELECTIONEERING PROCESS ITSELF. INSTEAD OF HATING THE ELECTION PROCESS WE MUST ZEALOUSLY SAFEGUARD IT AND STRIVE TO IMPROVE IT.
ELECTIONS ARE MEANT FOR CELEBRATING DEMOCRACY, OR STIFLING IT?