This article was originally published on 15th March, 2019.
This election season is unique. (Not only because it’s nail biting but also because) for the first time will young, new generation, 21st century voters be allowed to vote. Why is that news? This is because we keep talking about how the government is or is not doing enough to tackle the problems of young India. This time the load will be on the shoulders of the new generation. Whether they want to re-elect the NDA government or instead choose the UPA or a third front. It will be the youths’ time to stop talking and get to action. As rightly stated by a leading politician that, there is no bigger service to a nation than being aware. Your awareness is your weapon. Your vote is your weapon, but not for causing anyone harm. This weapon should make the country stronger.
Keeping this ideology in mind, let us take a moment before pressing that button on the voting booth. Think about what you are really standing up for. Think about your responsibility. Think about what matters to you more. Remember that governments are not made by leaders but teams. Just because a leader talks well doesn’t make him qualified enough to run a country with 1.2 billion people.
Let us make these elections about the right things. Let us make this election about the right ideology. Let us vote for the candidate or party with a strong manifesto. It is important to realise that manifestos and governments run the country, not leaders and their ability to make unrealistic promises.
Besides thinking, also questions. Question each and every step taken by the government in the past five years. Don’t listen to speeches, don’t believe the promises, just see the data. See what it says. Has the employment rate increased? Are women safer now? Are the loans waived for the farmers? Is there enough diversity in the government? Is it ok to fight the elections on the basis of religion? Ask yourself. It clearly is a lot of pressure and work, so best of luck in giving us a better nation, a better government and a better PM. At last remember, that love more than you hate. The people you hate and use swear words for are also humans. Those people work for hours, go around the nation. They devote their lives to us. Remember to hate the sin and not the sinner. Know that governments come and go but what shall stay and should be protected by us and the government is our democracy, that is what truly matters (stated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee). Jai Hind!