2008 (HISTORY) Vs 2013 (FUTURE)

 

2008 - History

“POLITICS is no less than salty water that can never quench one’s thirst; the more you drink the more you get thirsty” is how I would prefer to define if some happen to ask me about my view on politics. No more than five years ago, politics has gained its momentum in our small agrarian society with emergence of two political parties to take forward a gift of constitutional democracy. Despite farsighted visionary of our monarch, public where never confident enough to accept new changes in our system because of the visible corrupted environs of our immediate neighbor which has been and being ruled by the political parties for several decades.

By virtue of our governmental system since its initiation from 17^th century, Bhutanese people have been environmentally and psychologically trained to serve without much right to question the government on its accountability and transparency. Lack of right to information and limited freedom of speech made public to be susceptible and drifted to illusion of what by then two political parties has campaigned.

Illusion like fear of getting every public property privatized had PDP won the election and DPT convincing public through their party’s basis on equity and justice to all have resulted to landslide victory by taking over 45 seats out of 47 by DPT in 2008 general election.

Gaining political ticket to rule the country for past 5 years must have been a surprise to most of the MP’s who have never dream of wearing an orange and blue colored scarf with patangs (Honorary sword) dangling from their waist, at least when they were as a school going children or a decent civil servant.

Regardless of politically immature scenario, people who have cast their votes to form Government had a higher expectation from their representatives (MP’s) to at least fulfill what they have uttered during their campaign. But sadly some of the promises went on as lip services which were just mentioned to pursue a precious vote from innocent public.

Parliament entirely outnumbered by the member of ruling party for past five years, it didn’t seem much of like a Constitutional Democracy rather than that of same old system of Government ran by bunch of high ranked officials, who has been running the government for more than decades prior to formation of Constitutional Democracy. 

2013 - Future

Although literally I am not at all interested in politics, hearing on talks about current political scenario is unavoidable.  Age, occupation and gender status have no bar over discussing about politics, a game of power that can be enjoyed for five year, provided the ticket.

Despite their endeavor none of the three aspiring new political parties could make through ever held primary round election to gain a ticket for general round. More or less particular incident reflects that Bhutanese society is still not in position to accept the changes, in spite of the fact that we live in 21^st century, an era of Democracy.

Constitutionally in our political system, the coalition of parties are not entertained formally but the visible truth is that parties does practice the act of coalition with justification to make good foundation of democracy in the interest of our future generation. Hope justification are validated.

Topographically our country has been fragmented in to different scattered regions and localities due to the rugged mountainous areas. But surprisingly our country seems to be getting politically fragmented into Western and Eastern region concurred by PDP and PDT respectively, after looking at the pattern of the vote cast during primary round of election. 

With due general round election on 13^th July, 2013, logically, DPT started its campaign from Western region unlike of his initial practice of campaigning from Sharchog Khorlo Sebgey(Eight eastern region), to convince the people of west emphasizing on towards self reliance with equity and justice as their party manifesto.

Meanwhile, PDP welcomed and invited some of the prominent figures of the parties which could not make through primary round of election but who have won the maximum votes from their respective constituencies from Eastern region, so as to give neck to neck competition with DPT dominated region or constituencies.

13^th July, 2013 – Future to decide history

What is yet to come is a future and it’s just a matter of time that decides the history. With no more than fortnight to cast our gifted vote for general election, it’s entirely dependent on us to make our future to whether or not to have a worthy history to be recited by younger generation through electing people "who can serve us and not the one whom we have to serve."

So, think twice before you cast your vote, EVM button is no less than like a nuclear power plants, provided if you use cautiously it ‘ll serve as good source of clean energy, if not it ‘ll destroy the mankind for generation to generation.