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The people of India have once again
spoken! In an unprecedented and totally unexpected result, they have
voted back to power (and in a very decisive way), the United
Progressive Alliance (UPA). Today, is indeed, the triumph of Indian
Democracy!
Whilst there is naturally, plenty of cheering among various sections
of the people, on the one hand and back room analysis on the other,
what is evident is that the people of the country have also given
the UPA a "life-line". This life-line is a mandate to complete
unfinished tasks and also perhaps to tackle head long those
responsibilities that they were afraid to touch during the past five
years in office.
These would include:
a.. to ensure that the Constitutional rights and the freedoms of
every single citizen of the country are guaranteed and protected.
b.. to lessen the widening gap between the rich and the poor, caused
by lop-sided and anti-people development projects.
c.. to closely monitor the implementation of the National Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme, (specially in States like Gujarat which
has paid scant attention to this important initiative for the rural
poor).
d.. to widen the scope of the Right to Information (RTI) in an
effort to stop corruption and for greater transparency in public
life.
e.. to put into place immediately a law against Communal Violence
and ensure that the powerful and vested interest including
politicians are brought within the purview of this law.
f.. to translate the Right to Food Campaign, into very concrete
action where the poor have access to timely and good quality food
supplies.
g.. to ensure the independence of the Judiciary, the CBI, the
Election Commission and other Statutory bodies providing them with
the motivation and the freedom to exercise total impartiality.
h.. to legislate as soon as possible on Compulsory Primary Education
and the Reservation for Women in Parliament.
The UPA has a clear task cut out before it. The people of India have
truly spoken out loud and clearly! It is definitely a vote for
change, a vote for a better India.
If the UPA fails to live up to the expectations of the people, they
may not be given another chance.
So "jago re" now!
(Fr. Cedric Prakash, sj is the Director of "Prashant", the
Ahmedabad-based Jesuit Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace)
'PRASHANT' (A Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace), Near
Kamdhenu Hall, Drive-in Road,
Ahmedabad 380 052, Gujarat, India
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