Seized Mind

While I was glued to the television broadcast watching the coverage of rescue operation of security personnel of seized South Mumbai, I was wondering why it is done so. A television news channel proudly claiming to be one of first among all to bring pictures live of a combat operation was a dubious distinction. It was an obvious first as no media house in any country would have such an insensitivity of covering live combat operation, an in the process assisting the assailant. Hence this unique distinction!!!

I received the jaagore registration email from one of my colleague. I obliged to that immediately as responsible citizen i am as i always showed up on every election date the day i turned an adult. I was musing over the thought though. Does our vote really count? Every time, every instance i went out i felt my chance of choosing the best man has gone a begging. People go through the motion, but they do not have the option either, may be we as citizens do not have enough patience to ponder over apathy of the candidates nominated. It is often the case of choosing bad ones among the worst. "Watch the dance of democracy or read the section in TOI" to get the pictures of leader (so called) representing people on how they woo the citizens for vote. The issue is big i understand the root cause solution is cent percent literacy; but that is the long process and it will take ages before India achieves that milestone.

I have basic question: Can we start the civil movement against the parties, when political parties nominate an incompetent candidate, and appeal to election commission & the parties to bring forth candidates who are capable for the job, who can lead the constituency representing the country and not a particular caste, creed, class and section of society, who has sense of responsibilities for the citizen whom they represent.

The ghastly act of terror would leave feelings dented, heart wounded and thought exasperated, on a whole a completely seized mind. I wish and hope the seize over the mind is not over soon enough.