Committee on Voting for a Change(CVC)
August 26, 2016;
In a Democratic country, people should be at the top of the hierarchy.
A Government should come from the people and People itself should be
the government. This thought is diminishing. This is the reason that
causes the increasing gap between people and government.
Even
Government (which ought to be People's Government.) and the elected
representatives who are supposed to work for the people overlook
People's suffering. This compels people to take politics as a dirty pool,
and the politicians as thieves racing amidst the dirty water of the pool. This
is also becoming true to some extent. But, in order to clean and rectify it,
a sincere effort of the people is needed. The Idea of real Democracy can
only be achieved when people become politically conscious.
Based on this viewpoint, after consulting various eminent
personalities engaged in different fields and various academicians, a
Youth committee named as Committee on Voting for a Change (CVC) is
constituted with many and various youths who hail from different nook and
corners of the state. The objective of the Committee can be known from
its name itself. Yes, to bring a change. Although political parties have been
campaigning with the slogan "vote for a Change", the change is still
invisible.
In a Constituency, people may witness new faces and new
representatives but after getting elected, most of the elected
representatives are found to join the culture of restraining themselves from
the common people. Besides that, most of them pace up in becoming a
VIP and live luxuriously, forgetting why they are elected and who elected
them. The pride of the VIP tag often disrespects the intentions of the
common people.
More disheartening is the development of the wicked
thought of buying voters with few 500 & 1000 notes. This is where we, the
people, are wrong. Today’s few moments' of happiness with the cash,
alcohol and drugs during election will make us burn amidst pain and
misery for at least Five years. And if it continues, people will go on
suffering while the wicked elected representatives will go on feeding on
us. And one day, a time may come when we all die in a hell like situation.
So, regarding the upcoming General Assembly Election, Committee
on Voting for a Change (CVC) would like to convey its message to the
people - first, let us not choose few moment's joy against five years’ long
term. Second, let us not get trapped in the crocodile tears of wicked selfmade
leaders.
Third, let us not sell our motherland for those few 500 and
1000 notes. Please cast your votes for the ones who will work and at least
speak for the poor and common men in the Assembly/parliament. Let us
stop selling our lives just for the sake of money and drugs. Let us make
our children inherit a corruption less society. And for that let us atleast try
to take this small step of making elections total free and fair.
As a part of CVC's campaign, a cycle rally will be organized on the
6th of October which will start from THAU ground, Thangmeiband. On this
occasion too CVC invites all the people of Manipur irrespective of race,
creed and religion to kindly support and take part in the event with a
delightful hope of creating a Corruption less, peaceful and developed
Manipur.
Besides that, a poster campaign in many of the nook and corners
of the state will also be organized. And this will simultaneously go on with
a street play named "eikhoi vote thadhaba heisi" to be played by the
volunteers of CVC. In such an activity CVC request the fellow brothers
and sisters of Manipur to enhance the confidence level of CVC volunteers.
Activities of CVC planned as of now
# Oct 6 - cycle rally
# Oct 8,9,10 - street plays
# Pre Oct 6 - local level mobilization.
(Includes meetings with local clubs and meira paibies at the local level)
# Poster campaign.
* This Press Release was sent to e-pao.net by Safiur Rahaman Maibam, Co-Convenor of C.V.C who can be contacted at safiurahaman40(AT)gmail(DOT)com
This Press Release was posted on August 27 2016
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