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Cold water over the candles: Record voter turnout after Mumbai attack

New Delhi: As T-shirts flaunt No Votes, No Taxes, as placards shout All Politicians Are Terrorists, as talking heads on TV work up their anger over the “system,” here’s pouring some cold water on the fiery rage: voters in five states are evidently not listening. And even if they are, they are expressing t  ....Read more

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protest against the kidn of headline indian express chose to printBy: Depesh Panchal | Friday , 5 Dec '08 21:38:52 PM Reply | Forward I don’t feel angered, anguished with the kind of headline printed by a responsible print paper of Indian express stature. But I feel sad, upset and a little sorry for the author of the article if she has chosen to print this headline. Youth of the country is or will never be against voting. Citizens protesting at the gateway were never ever protesting against voting, youth or so may I say the awakened citizens who were present never told tht rajshtn, mp, Delhi or miz or j
Record voter turnoutBy: M.S.Kamath | Friday , 5 Dec '08 18:22:10 PM Reply | Forward Higher and higher participation by the people in the elections show increasing awareness of the people for a change, and better and better arrangements for voting by the election commission. Good going.
Cold water over candles.By: Madhavi | Friday , 5 Dec '08 17:46:19 PM Reply | Forward There is an act,1969 Voting act Which is called 49(0) which means there is a provision that yu are voting but voting nobody from the list and that means yu select an loyal candidate.But most of us are unaware of this provision as our politics is too good to make a safe side for themselves.If we all vote to vote 49(0) then definitely a reform can be brought.
People PowerBy: Shaan | Friday , 5 Dec '08 14:59:10 PM Reply | Forward Only a small section of 'intellectual' protesters were saying 'no taxes' and 'no votes'. Others were simply fed up with the failure of the govt. Since they didn't want this to turn into an opposition rally, the organizers of the protest were blaming all politicians. But the people nevertheless understood the importance of this election and the importance of their votes, and so they turned up en-mass.
One Election can change the Nation and the WorldBy: Tarun | Friday , 5 Dec '08 14:01:16 PM Reply | Forward Sadly a lot of the reaction to the Mumbai terror attack has been emotional (and at times simply naive). That is understandable. But it serves little purpose to condemn all politicians. That only ends up undermining democracy.My belief is that democracy offers the best mechanism to make meaningful change. And it is quite simple. One, we must resolve to vote. Two, we must find the cleanest candidate to vote for in our constituency. That would mean voting across party lines, across regional, cast and religious divide. The more honest people we can get into the parliament the sooner we might see the change we so desperately need.The more honest people we can get into the parliament the sooner we might see the change we so desperately need.One election may just change the course of history for our nation and the world.
No dichotomy By: Tarun | Friday , 5 Dec '08 13:48:55 PM Reply | Forward Candles and placards were meant to expose the callousness and incompetence of Congress Govt. High voting percentage represnts the determination to punish Congress . There is no dichotomy between the two.
One Election can change the Nation and the WolrdBy: Tarun | Friday , 5 Dec '08 13:36:23 PM Reply | Forward Sadly a lot of the reaction to the Mumbai terror attack has been emotional (and at times simply naive). That is understandable. But it serves little purpose to condemn all politicians. That only ends up undermining democracy.My belief is that democracy offers the best mechanism to make meaningful change. And it is quite simple. One, we must resolve to vote. Two, we must find the cleanest candidate to vote for in our constituency. That would mean voting across party lines, across regional, cast and religious divide. The more honest people we can get into the parliament the sooner we might see the change we so desperately need.If you find this idea sensible please send this message to as many people as you can. One election may just change the course of history for our nation and the world.
Record turnoutBy: P.N.Nagarajan | Friday , 5 Dec '08 9:32:25 AM Reply | Forward Thank god that there is maturity in the elections and continued faith in the political process. I hope the understandable anger of the public at large is not fanned into destrcutive action by the visual media in particular as this would achieve what the attackers wanted. Hope there i moderation from the media so that the possible degeneration into anarchy is avoided.
Cold water on candlesBy: Jai | Friday , 5 Dec '08 12:51:04 PM Reply | Forward Who will you vote for look at MH idiots resigned and now w ehave 2 PROVEN IDIOTS back in the GOVT. Its a lost cause those lives were given in vain. India has no guts we are too soft wonder what US/UK would have done ......
cold water on candles...........By: bharat | Friday , 5 Dec '08 9:17:39 AM Reply | Forward Asking for boycott of election is no solution. We can vote for a change and make congress as opposition. That will teach them a lesson and also make a new govt to work deligently. This will kill two birds with one stone. Punish the present govt and give a warning to the new one.
No vote to existing politiciansBy: A | Friday , 5 Dec '08 9:14:37 AM Reply | Forward If we are really worried about Indian politicians, we should inform all citizens that there is clause 49O in Election rules which permits citizen to NOT TO VOTE ALL EXISTING CANDIDATES. Also we should file a petition in Supreme Court to make available a BUTTON on EVMs for NOT WANT TO VOTE FOR ANYBODY.The Politicians have purposefully kept this clause under wraps. Lets VOTE TO NOBODY, an initiative citizens coup against Indian politicians.
replyBy: gunjan | Friday , 5 Dec '08 9:30:21 AM Reply | Forward what would be the use of not voting? even though you use this ... it is only just a small segment of the society... what about the vast rural population .... these people will be made the scapegoats
replyBy: neil | Friday , 5 Dec '08 14:57:12 PM Reply | Forward What purpose does it serve? nothing at all
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