The
race for the top post had already began in the capital. But the question is how
many of them are actually eligible for this post? Whether he/she should be a
politician?
It
would be better if we choose somebody other than politicians. Since Dr. A P J
Abdul Kalam had used his powers judiciously and for the people while he was the
President rather than acting as a puppet, he couldn’t get a second chance. But
the UPA govt. should show the courage at least now to give him a second chance.
The government should come to a consensus with the opposition and other
political parties to give him a second term as the President of India. Majority
of Indians want to see this happen in July when Pratibha Patil steps down.
As
an ordinary citizen of India, we can only hope for the best. These are the
situations when the so called 'People's Power' becomes a mere spectator. Everything
is ruled by politicians (they are the people’s representative but in majority
of cases, this is not true. They can act only as a representative of the
political party). Politics is not a mere profession. It should be a social
service. I don’t have the opinion that all politicians are not good or corrupt.
But a single drop of poison is enough to contaminate a full bucket of water.
Being a citizen of India, our responsibility is to filter these drops from
falling into the bucket. Now we don’t have any other choice other than to wait
till the next general elections.
