I would like to start this post by
stating an indisputable fact. The fact is that vast majority of us, the people
of India, are utterly disappointed by the hardships faced in the country, vexed
with the prevailing political situation, and worried about the future of the
nation. Let me also state one more fact which I realized through these years.
The fact is that path to a positive transformation is not so complex and change is
inevitable when people of the nation resolve to act for the same.
People of India are blessed with
Independence and Democracy on account of the selfless acts of many individuals
decades ago. The true fruits of democracy can be cherished only when we, the people,
rightly participate in forming and thereafter functioning of the government. Every
eligible individual should resolve to vote. We should vote and the vote should
be for the good and right representatives irrespective of caste, region and
religion. The vote should not rely on temporary benefits offered by the
candidates, but it should instead be based on the credibility of contestants and
definite plans presented by them for improving the quality of lives of people. The
responsibility of an individual does not end with voting. Every individual’s
role also lies in monitoring the functioning of government. People are the only
source of change for good governance. One individual’s aspiration for a better
society should reflect in his or her daily deeds.
The current ‘Election Procedure’ for
legislative members needs to be changed from the present voting system towards
giving a better value to each and every vote polled. A system where parties are
compelled to create a reliable problem-solving agenda and where contestants are
compelled to work honestly at the best of their capability to receive votes is
necessary. Every needed individual should receive proper medical attention for
a better health and every preventive disease should be proactively controlled.
Every child should receive right education and every educated individual should
be able to explore suitable Jobs based on his or her skills. Every farmer should
be able to cultivate the land through well-informed and well-planned means and
the suicides of farmers should come to a complete end. Local governments are to
be empowered for the people to receive the benefits in a more faster and efficient
way. All these are changes for betterment and this is what ‘Surajyam’ is about.
‘Surajyam’
reflects the inherent aspiration of every individual for a better society. Democratic
system is incomplete without people’s participation in the welfare of nation. As
Mahatma Gandhiji said, “True democracy
cannot be worked by twenty men sitting at the centre. It has to be worked from
below by the people of every village”.[1]
Now is the time to act and let us walk ahead together with unwavering
determination for a safer, brighter, and prosperous nation. Let us march together,
in a feeling of oneness, for a better tomorrow.
I will end this post by quoting what Mahatma
Gandhiji said:
“I shall work for an India, in
which the poorest shall feel that it is their country in whose making they have
an effective voice; an India in which there shall be no high class and low
class of people; an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony.
There can be no room in such an India for the curse of untouchability or the
curse of intoxicating drinks and drugs. Women will enjoy the same rights as men.
. . . This is the India of my dreams”.[2]
