Friday, August 26, 2011

Should we Fund the Political Parties


I have been for long thinking about this. Lets think about how we conduct ourselves in the Democracy. First about the Setup of the Multi Party System.

The Urge of having a Party, The Motivation To Fight in an Election. How do we run the Parties?

If you see today, on an 'ideal' way. It should come from the Subscription Fees from the Members of the Political Party. Is it done that way. Or the Money which are being spend directly or indirectly be it in election campaigns and other Political showoffs do not say so. Be it in the Sculptures of themselves put in Marble or Be it the High cutouts they put. 

Our Forefathers who framed the constitution werent Selfish. Our Ministers were so much into Working for the People that we had even Home Ministers without a Home. We had the same person who was pained, resigned from being the Railway Minister because 144 passengers died in Ariyalur in Tamilnadu. Im really saddenned by the people who should be following the foot steps now say that 'All terrorist Attacks cannot be stopped'.

I remember one instance i guess it was Lal Bahadur Shastri after becoming a full time member of a Political Party, He was getting the Salary from the Political Party. The Political Party decieded to increase his salary. AFter a month found the next month only a certain amount was his monthly expense. He returned back the remaining money to the Party and even said that from next month i only want that much as salary. This is how our forefathers worked.

Im not being critical about any single individual. But i feel flatly All Political Parties should have 'only' Motivation of serving, before they either start a party or are running a Party.

An Interesting Point Came up today comes up in Parliament(from the person who said that all terrorist attacks cannot be stopped though) which i really welcome. This can  only be successful that the Political Parties are Honest and Sincere. Its about Funding the Political Parties.

We have to Laud the Election Commission for bring up a system Related to the Cap in Expenditure during Elections. While this has put largely a good amount of success in what a candidate has to spend in the election. Though indirectly there were Media reports on a lot of Money being given Directly to the Voters and other teasers.

The Funding of Political Parties and for the Elections for the very basic Necessary for Putting up their Agenda and Proposals to the People of our Country. Limit on show off Rallys nor any such things which involves a lot of Money. As any Law this should be done bothwise, which is to say we should understand that it isnt great to get favours to vote for somebody, and it isnt great to give either. The system can only be clean if we have clean Thoughts. But ofcourse there should be a system in place where all this is streamlined and channelled.

This should stop the Politician from thinking that if i have to win in the next election i should amass wealth to spend in the next election.

To seek to strive and not to yield says Lord Tennyson  - Lets Seek, Lets Strive for the Goodness Collectively of our Countrymen and the World, Lets not yield to only Selfish Desires which cause harm to anybody.....

Any Religious Literature only wanted Goodness to be present with everybody. Our Culture also says so 'Loka Samastha Sugino Bavanthu'