Come elections, we see
the same old story - booth capturing, poll violence, vote buying,
muscle power, communal polarization, vote bank politics…
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Post elections, power
may change hands, but the system remains scarily indifferent.
Corruption, red tape, government apathy, criminalization of
politics and a lack of governance and accountability exclude
the possibility of real change.
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It's time we stopped being silent spectators.
It's time we ensured that candidates with criminal records
do not get elected.
It's time we made our vote count.
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| A National Campaign for Political
Reform is a step in that direction. Its aim is to make
people aware of the solutions to our political and governance
crisis. A starting point could be reforms in our electoral process
through the introduction of Proportional Representation, direct
elections for the Head of Goverment at the State level and regulating
the arbitrary functioning of political parties. These measures
will enable honest and qualified candidates to get elected.
And the election results would accurately represent voters'
wishes.
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The benefits are manifold. All that is needed
is your interest and participation.
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