Lok Sabha election is still one year far away. But political bickering between rivals has started. This will hijack the main issue. Elections should be fought on issue. The candidates being put up by political parties to try luck in the election must be someone, who has a mission or two. Man with mission does something for the state and the society in particular. Before throwing the candidates to the voters for grilling the leaders of the political parties must try to know the locus standi, where they stand vis a vis corruption at higher level and the relation between the haves and have-nots. They must know what an MP can do for the state. The candidates must be self consistent. They should be able to speak on any given topic. A good orator can take up Manipur issue in the parliament even while discussing about the international space programme. What is required is the willingness to take part in the parliamentary debate. The candidate being elected must be able to feel to which direction the wind is flowing. No attempt should be made to go against the current. All these policies and programmes are framed to meet the requirements of the masses. Food security Bill is for the lowest rung of the society. When this bill is passed there will be no hunger and those who have nothing to eat will be taken care of by the Government. Is it not amazing hindrances stand in the way of passing this bill. The men in power cannot take credit for passing this bill. Minus opposition this bill cannot be passed. The credit for introducing and passing the bill can be shared by both ruling and opposition side. Political blabbering will fade out when the common masses are taught what the better side is and what the wrong side is. Barak Obama could cling to power as the head of US by shouting Change. By shouting the same slogan he could return to power. What changes he has brought in US. This tells a message, a candidate can consider half of the journey is completed if he can get hold of one issue that is impressive. At the moment both ruling side and opposition are in search of one issue with which they can go to the voters. Leadership has ceased to be non issue. Just as Congress party keeps at abeyance the leadership issue, BJP has also closed the leadership issue of the party. Election will be conducted surely next year. If Congress returns to power it will emulate the record set by the party under the leadership of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. If BJP can grab power at the centre it will shatter the political calculation of all the thinking men.
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