Friday, August 16, 2013

Is your VOTE really SECRET ????? .......... I SAY NO. The Solution is Simple ..... but will the EC do it ?

Dear Friends,

Bogus Votes is the worst kept Secret ....... as it turns out Delhi has some 15 lakh bogus voters, as per reports most of them Bangladeshi immigrants and also from neighbouring states.

Now where do they live ....... my guess is in closely monitored JJ clusters / slums / Tenants in Urban Villages etc.

How do Political Parties keep a track of who they voted for ....... SIMPLE ..... through BOOTH wise EVMs.

THE FOLLOWING HOLDS TRUE  ..... NOT JUST FOR DELHI ...... BUT ALL OVER INDIA ..... and needs to be addressed Urgently.

Your VOTE can be traced to a Block of about 200 Households allocated to a BOOTH. Political Parties BUY BLOCK votes through the Local Head whoguarantees 90% votes in favour of the highest bidder .......
........ the threat of REPRISAL / INTIMIDATION keeps most such voters of a BOOTH in a BLOCK of 200 Households in line.

Intimidation / BULK purchase of Votes on CASTE, COMMUNITY, RELIOUGIOUS lines is real.
The SOLUTION ......

Like in the old days all the Paper Ballots were first mixed from various Booths of a constituency ..... likewise the EVMs of various Booths of a Constituency should be shuffled so that Political Parties are unable to identify which booth voted which way.

With the fear of Reprisal gone, knowing that a Block of Votes cannot be traced to a particular BOOTH of a locality ...... OUR VOTE WILL TRULY BE SECRET.

 The benefits if EVMs are Shuffled .....
- Local Netas will no longer be able to Buy Bulk Votes.
- Political Parties will no longer try to divide Society on Caste, Community, Religious Lines.
- Political Parties will no longer indulge in Vindictive activities like diverting funds towards their Vote Banks, ignoring the BOOTH / BLOCK that voted against.
- The control of Goondas and local Dons will diminish
- Criminals will no longer get Party Tickets putting a break on Criminalization of Politics.
- Restore confidence of Citizens who do not Vote as they feel their vote is wasted because of Bulk Purchase of Votes or cultivated Vote Banks.
I write this to invite suggestions and together we can take it up with the Election Commission. I am mailing this to LG Delhi, Delhi Lokayukta, Media Friends, Delhi State Election Commission and Election Commission of India ....... in the HOPE THAT THEY WILL TAKE SUO-MOTTO cognisance and give us a TRUELY SECTERT VOTE.

BHARAT NIRMAN ..... :)

Warm Regards,

Rajiv Kakria

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