IS POLITICS A MONEYMAKING CAREER?

Did you ever thought how come politicians make so much money even though they don't toil in offices until late hours, don't work what they are expected to do, and not accountable to people who elected them. This article is not stereotyping all the politicians under one umbrella. It accepts that there are politicians like Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Bose, etc, who really struggled hard for the country. However, that era is over. Moreover, the kind of politicians what we are seeing in our daily lives cannot reach the standards set by those old era politicians in any manner. The only thing that changed during the last 60 years is looking at the politics as a moneymaking career. This is the only field in India where the eligibility is nothing but you should be an Indian and your age should cross 18. That's all! No need for educational qualifications, nobody tests your IQ, no objective tests to pass, and no essays to write and debate. All you need to have is good physical energy (bodybuilding!) and a few drama tactics to attract people for votes. Read on …

Political career in India is in demand nowadays. It is acting as a professional net for people who fail in every competition in life that has to won by truth, intelligence, and loyalty. Those who fail to achieve things in life using TRUTH as a weapon are joining politics. That why, today's politics are full of lies, muscle power, and brazen corrupt practices. There are political swindles running in billion rupees yet nobody will be jailed. The judiciary is so slow in judging cases and it takes years (sometimes 25 years!) in getting judgment. That's why people (read politicians) supported by corrupted professionals left and right, don't hesitate in siphoning money out the tax payer's money illegally.

Keeping the present scenario in mind, one need to think objectively what sort of political representative the country needs today. Do you think that the educational qualification (minimum Degree level) should be made mandatory? Do you think that the person who wants to contest elections should not indulge in corrupt practices? Is it necessary to make a rule that politicians when they are in power should concentrate only up on their constituency related matters and should not indulge themselves in other money making practices? In earlier days, people used to join politics to do service for the society not to enjoy power and perquisites like today's majority of the politicians. Why the situation is degrading like this? Where the ethics have gone?

For some, politics has become a retirement career. Most of the political parties today are roping in old, young, and failed movie stars just to attract masses for votes. Why like this? This is because the political parties are quite sure that the works they have done so far after staying in power for 5 years could not garner votes for them. That means they are indirectly telling people that they are incompetent. So, why vote for them? By roping in drama/ cinema people to ask for votes, they are really insulting the Indian citizen's intelligence. Do they really think that the drama/cinema star, who don't know anything about politics and ignorant of state affairs, can numb the intelligence of average voter and rise the mindless passion in him/her to vote for the recommended party?

Again, there are people who after earning money in billions and who had not done even a single voluntary service to the village/place s/he has born in his/her entire career, join politics and aspire to become a minister. When people of this sort are coming into politics and directly trying to exploit the country's political system in this country, this article asks every reader whether there is any way to stop them from doing so.

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