Since time immemorial, people of Mumbai have been complaining about poor governance, poor roads, water and electricity shortage, dumping of garbage, lack of civic amenities, etc. But do you really have a right to complain if you fail to exercise your basic right of voting and selecting appropriate people for governing?
Likewise, more than 50% Mumbaikars have lost their right to complain as they were too lazy to carry out an exercise as simple as voting! In other words, these people should not raise eyebrows when there is water-logging in their locality during the next monsoons. What else can one say when the voting percentage in Mumbai for the BMC elections yesterday turned out to be as low as 44%?
Anyways, the results will be out shortly. One can just hope that whichever party wins, turns out to be people-friendly! And a hearty GET WELL SOON to all those who didn’t vote yesterday.
Feel & is convinced that it is not laziness of Mumbaikar’s, but their lack of belief & trust on the system due to long non performance & hypocrisy, on the part of the politicians. Hence, need to restore peoples confidence in the system sine qua non, first. Then educating the masses regarding their democratic duties associated with rights.
Yes, that is also true. But if they have no trust at all, they can use the 49-0 option. But I guess, everyone is not aware about this. So, the masses need to be educated about it.
Cheers!