Reversal of service before self

MEET PUBLIC AS PUBLIC MEETS ELECTORAL CANDIDATES DURING ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Election campaign is in full swing. Defying high heat (up to 46^oC ) campaign is to cover a big area of constituencies located at far flung places in the country.

Aviation industries estimates at least sixty or more charted helicopters/Jets engaged in ferrying candidates of various political parties to their desired places.

Charted helicopters are for Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and other congress political leaders. BJP too has engaged charted helicopter for Mr L.K.Advani and other member apart from Lalu Yadav, Sharad Yadav, Sharad Pawar and more.

Charted helicopter range from 5-10 seater capacity and 10 seater helicopter almost cost 1 lakh per hour whereas 4 seater cost 75 thousand / hour.

The rich parties having abundance of funds have better chances of penetrating in the public, pull more crowd towards them and obviously have better chances of winning election and vice-versa.

It is up to election committee to access and provide uniform opportunity to other parties who are humble and regional or national.

Are we not reminded of abundant party funds, their sources and how shall parties after winning election are to compensate to donors?

Shall we call this campaign for free and fair election?

Can we expect a normal honest humble candidate to win and be a part of the government in power?

Can comfort loving political candidates bring an honest hard working government to sort out national problems like poverty, Law and order, unemployment, agricultural growth, socio-economic growth, village uplift, education and medical facilities and many more like this?

If this trend of excessive pomp and show, costly visit by air to pull the huge crowd, buying votes of public by cash or kind continue in our election campaign, the scope of the befitting government in power shall be adversely affected.

“Just do not preach but practice honesty and place service before self “

I am waiting for that election campaign where normal life is not disturbed and a humble honest candidate with potential to fight the election by minimum expenditure incurred during his/her election campaign.