Yuva Parliament Offers Live Debate But Old Horses Make it Democratic Rebates

Live and open debate is the first pre-condition of a healthy democracy, but to organize this in India is tough job. Today in Chandigarh Young under banner of Yuva Parliament have tried to do this at government museum auditorium in Sector 10, Chandigarh.

I entered into hall after many pulls and bulls, as venue was circled by supporters of Congress, BJP and BSP.

The dais was occupied by Congress Party Candidate, Pawan Kumar Bansal, BJP candidate Satya pal Jain, BSP’s Harmohan Dhawan and Ajay Goyal, an Independent.

Even the attempt by Chandigarh based young was recommendable but all good work done by them turned futile when youth agenda and options for them was sideline by three candidates belonging to three national parties, as most of them they either tried to show their achievements.

An alone candidate, who really had come to speak on only youth issue with solution driven approach was , an independent , Ajay Goyal, who with his first sentence of his introduction steal the show , when he asked to fix retirement age in Indian politics to provide options for generation next to try their lucks in political arena.

The show started well but first round of the degeneration begun as questions were asked to full fill the political motives in disguise of audience by political workers of political parities.

The BJP and Congress candidates openly questioned the affiliation of questioners while answering their replies after that show inverted into real political drama in non political forum, where BJP candidate Satya pal Jain who had maximum numbers of his supporters in audiences, which was strictly regulated by organizers.

Only this behavior of them made this noble show at the end political show when BJP’s Satyapal Jain waved news papers cutting to down play Congress candidate Pawn Bansal.

Where as BSP candidate Harmohan Dhawan marked his presence, all three candidates belonging to national parties just came with their past records with any precise future agenda for youth of city beautiful.

Again here Ajay Goyal, an independent also remained at advantage position, who not only addressed youth issue but expressed precise grass root level application agenda for Chandigarh and added many fans fare in youth attending the live open debate.

Why every debate in Indian democracy ends in political drama, when our political leaders will understand the hard work done by progressive citizens like “Yuva Parliament” and behave like our representatives not our masters?

Chandigarh, city beautiful, a first dream taken by Independent India has chance to teach Indian Democracy a sensible lesson But today we have lost the chance.

But the good started by generation next of Chandigarh should be carry forwarded so that hope always remains alive for change in India in general and Chandigarh in specific.

Why Education in Indian Elections?

I attended Citizens’ Open Forum on Education on Friday as organizer in Chandigarh. As pressure of planning to organize copy book style event was in my mind.

I along with my Team, who works under Citizen Research Foundation aegis on Citizens related issues extended invitations to all who always express their anger over decorating situation in education in my city Chandigarh.

Here one thing I want to share that Citizen Research Foundation had invited all Candidates, who are contesting elections from Chandigarh Parliamentary constituency, like Congress Pawan Kumar Bnasal, BJP’s Satyapal Jain, and BSP Harmohan Dhawan, RJD Hafiz and independent Ajay Goyal.

It is really matter of Shame to City beautiful that only two out of all, BJP Satyapal Jain and Independent Candidate Ajay Goyal had came to attend the open forum on education.

The in sensitiveness of Indian politicians towards real social issues like education, health and poverty clearly shows that dichotomy in political character of Indian democracy. It clearly means that medicine for else disease is given to Indian democratic patients (Indian Voters) in the name and dream of all praise democracy by the people and for the people.

Above was the situation with Indian Politicians, now I want to share the most unethical behavior of Indian media, who pretends to run after any news like mad dog and tries to perform autopsy of cat and dogs of celebrities on one side and conduct hefty debate on studio debate on issues as raised by Citizen Research Foundation, Education.

Even I on behalf of CRF and as Research Journalist in personally extended invitation to all media personals by emails and some by invitation cards, sorry to write that none of them had come to cover event of societal importance.

With this type of irresponsible behavior of two pillars of Indian democracy , I could not see the future of world largest democracy with present pillars, so we should try to replace these pillars with new foundation stones so that our democracy do not needs any pillars but always equal participation.

Last not the least I do see some ray of hope in Indian politicians like BJP’s Candidate Satyapal Jain and Ajay Goyal who have courage to come out open to face every queries of citizens in public domains.

I will say to both of them good luck and pray for rest of all, who did not find time to attend open debate on education , that some day mother Saraswati( Goodness of wisdom) will enlighten these politicians to guide them how to serve citizens.