SICK OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNING

Come Monday, 234 constituencies of the state will go to polls. And be sure this time its going to be really close, the ruling AIADMK or DMK. Eventually it is clear that only either of these 2 parties can come to power.

Speaking of campaigning, it’s really bugging, switch on to any regional channel, go out on the streets…you can hear voices. Each one saying what they did and what they will do when they come to power.

And probably I think the reason for such nonsense, the Election Commission of India announcing the dates for elections much earlier. Well, I would say 2 weeks prior is more than sufficient. In older times when the media was not playing this much of an active role, the election dates were announced much earlier. But now we are in a different spectrum altogether…anything and everything can be communicated at unimaginable speeds.

At least they stop the nonsense by 10 PM because the EC is very strict in this aspect…thanks mainly to the former EC of the 90’s Mr. T.N. Seshan who had brought about all these rules and regulations…rather put these rules and regulations into practice.

Well, this is not what I alone feel, when I spoke with my aunt today morning, she also said the same, open the paper, switch on the television or go out on the streets…you can hear election campaigning. She said she is really sick of this and thereby no proper coverage of other things happening around the globe.

So, if the concerned people in the EC are reading this, please think about the suggestions… 2 weeks is definitely a good time to announce the dates, so that the general public does not have to bear this nonsense for too long.

Atleast the campaigning will stop by Saturday 10 PM…but on Sunday, you cannot be peaceful lying on your sofa’s…coz door to door campaigning is allowed and I don’t have to say more…you will have crowd coming and knocking your door step…please vote for us.. smile, close the door and wait for the next knock…!!!