{"id":410,"date":"2009-03-28T16:44:28","date_gmt":"2009-03-28T23:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=410"},"modified":"2009-03-28T16:44:28","modified_gmt":"2009-03-28T23:44:28","slug":"indian-elections-5-issues-that-matter-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2009\/politics\/indian-elections-5-issues-that-matter-to-me.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Elections &#8211; 5 issues that matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With all the election fever going around, I thought it\u2019s time that I put in my views about what I would most like to see changed in the country on a priority basis. I know that there are a lot of things that can be improved, some of them easy to change, and some of them hard. Some cost money, and some don\u2019t. But without further ado, here are my top issues.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The List<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">True Freedom of Speech<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India is a very free country. When I read about situations in various parts of the world, it seems to me sometimes that we are more free than much of the west. However, we are yet to achieve true freedom of speech.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve lost track of the number of times a person has been attacked for \u201churting religious sentiments\u201d even though the remarks made were quite justified. If someone says that the bridge to Sri Lanka that was depicted in the Ramayana is a myth, he is busted for wounding people\u2019s feelings. The Da Vinci code was almost banned because it \u201churt the religious feelings of christians.\u201d A book questioning the existence of Shivaji was almost banned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is utter nonsense. First of all, no one forces people to walk into a theater or read a book. There must be more tolerance of the opinions of other people as long as they don\u2019t fling their opinions in your face. I wouldn\u2019t want the Da Vinci Code to be broadcast in public \u2013 but if you don\u2019t want to watch it in the theater, then don\u2019t! If you don\u2019t want to read a book, then don\u2019t read it. But don\u2019t ban the book saying that it hurts people. Adults don\u2019t deserve to be treated as children by telling them what to read or watch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><small><em>Image Credit: <a title=\"Link to Rosh PR's photostream\" onclick=\"pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosh\/?referer=');\" rel=\"dc:creator cc:attributionURL\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosh\/\"><strong>Rosh PR<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_430\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 388px;\"><em><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-430\" title=\"indian-elections-issues-that-matter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/indian-elections-issues-that-matter.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Elections - Issues that matter\" width=\"378\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/indian-elections-issues-that-matter.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/indian-elections-issues-that-matter-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indian Elections &#8211; Issues that matter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similarly, Bloggers should get the same rights that Media People have if they are expected to shoulder the same responsibilities. <a onclick=\"pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.gauravonomics.com\/blog\/indian-blogosphere-condemns-ndtvs-bullying-of-blogger-chyetanya-kunte-over-criticism-of-anchor-barkha-dutts-sensationalistic-coverage-of-the-1126-mumbai-terror-attack\/?referer=');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gauravonomics.com\/blog\/indian-blogosphere-condemns-ndtvs-bullying-of-blogger-chyetanya-kunte-over-criticism-of-anchor-barkha-dutts-sensationalistic-coverage-of-the-1126-mumbai-terror-attack\/\">Barkha Dutt\u2019s recent attack<\/a> on a blogger (Download the <a onclick=\"pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/wikileaks.org\/wiki\/NDTV_censored_blogger_over_criticism_of_Mumbai_terrorist_attack_reporage_27_Nov_2008?referer=');\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/wiki\/NDTV_censored_blogger_over_criticism_of_Mumbai_terrorist_attack_reporage,_27_Nov_2008\">original post on Wikileaks<\/a>) shows that she doesn\u2019t give bloggers the same rights that she expects herself. As readers can judge for themselves, the original post isn\u2019t really abusive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall tolerance for people\u2019s right to say and express themselves in whatever way they want is relatively lacking in the country. If people are offended, they shouldn\u2019t listen.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">More respect for the privacy of people<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The recent <a href=\"http:\/\/bhagwad.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/making-india-a-police-state-why-isnt-there-an-outcry.html\">IT amendments<\/a> have really wiped away all expectations of privacy. To make matters worse, there was absolutely no debate whatsoever and the whole thing was passed in a slipshod manner. In this country, people still don\u2019t appreciate that people must have a right to privacy. The prevailing logic is \u201cIf you have nothing to hide, then you shouldn\u2019t be ashamed.\u201d \u2013 Not so. I have nothing to hide, but I\u2019m a private person by nature. I like to remain anonymous. I don\u2019t want surveillance cameras tracking me on the street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some years ago, I <a href=\"http:\/\/bhagwad.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/asking-for-my-id.html\">refused to give my ID<\/a> to Airtel when I went to <em>cancel<\/em> my Internet service. Nothing to hide, I just didn\u2019t like the idea of having to prove who I was. According to them, I <em>must<\/em> have some ID or the other. But I don\u2019t drive, I didn\u2019t have an electric or a phone connection in my name, and they wouldn\u2019t accept my PAN (No photograph). Does that mean I\u2019m less of a citizen? Does that mean I\u2019m a terrorist? I told them that I was leaving the city and that I was merely performing a formality by canceling my account with them. If they don\u2019t want to do it, that\u2019s fine \u2013 They agreed to finally cancel it without an ID.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I also believe that Universal ID cards are a <a href=\"http:\/\/bhagwad.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/universal-id-cards-a-threat-to-privacy.html\">threat to privacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Repeal of Article 377 (Homosexuality)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While this doesn\u2019t directly affect me, it pains me to live in a country where people don\u2019t have the right to live as they please as long as they don\u2019t hurt anyone else. Closely connected to the expectation of privacy, the government has no business telling people what their sexual orientation should be.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The logic of  \u201cit\u2019s not Indian culture\u201d fails when one tries to identify what exactly \u201cIndian culture\u201d is, and why we should all follow it.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zero tolerance of Moral Policing<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is really a no brainer. I have a strong suspicion that all moral policing is done to garner attention for political ends. Beating up women in a pub to \u201cProtect Indian Culture\u201d is the limit. Once more, people need to be more tolerant and learn to leave others alone. No one is anyone else\u2019s keeper. There is arrogance in the stance of a person who claims to be protecting Indian culture. They assume that they\u2019re right and that others are wrong. It can\u2019t be condoned or tolerated.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The faster administration of Justice<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Courts in India need to be more accessible to everyone involved including those in the rural areas and cases should be dispensed with more speedily. \u201cJustice delayed is justice denied\u201d should be the motto of the government. Increased funding to the Judiciary and a higher Judge to population ratio are essential.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Summary<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This list contrasts with what most of India is demanding, namely better infrastructure, clean roads and the reduction of corruption. However, in my opinion, none of these threaten the foundation of India in the way the issues listed above do. In order to ensure a strong and firm footing for democracy, issues even <em>more<\/em> basic than clean roads need to be addressed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are people who feel that things like Free speech are secondary to good infrastructure. Does that mean that they would rather be under a dictatorship that provided all these amenities? A dictatorship like China perhaps? These people should also learn from history and realize that the the most gory incidents in the world like the Holocaust were the result of intolerance \u2013 not the lack of basic amenities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">True freedom is what I ask for. Of all the countries in South East Asia, India is one of the closest to realizing it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With all the election fever going around, I thought it\u2019s time that I put in my views about what I would most like to see changed in the country on a priority basis. 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