IN PERPETUAL ELECTION MODE ?

2019 : Nightmare Year ?

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In his book “ 1984 “ ,George Orwell imagined the nightmare of the State surveillance of private lives of the citizens of the World

I envisage year 2019 as a nightmare year for the politicians of India

Look at following news appearing in today’s Times of India :

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/courts-for-netas-will-have-to-dispose-of-4-6-cases-per-day/articleshow/62044470.cms

“ Govt to set up 12 spl courts to try 1,581 MPs and MLAs “

Highlights :

·         228………. Members of Parliament to be tried in two special courts

·         13,500 … Approx number of total pending cases

·         1,125 ….. Number of cases that each special court will have to decide in a year

·         242……..  Number of days trial courts normally function in a year

·         4.6………  Ave number of cases per day, each special court will have to dispose off

I assume that ,

·         it will be May 2018 , by the time these Special Courts start working – more than 4 YEARS after the Supreme Court directed the Centre to set up these courts

·         these “ Super Efficient “ courts will refuse to grant any “ Postponement Dates “ to the accused and not only conclude within ONE HOUR ( whether the accused was guilty or not ) but also announce the VERDICT , on the spot ( remember , 4.6 cases / day ? )

·         there cannot be any “ Appeal “ against the judgements of these special courts

·         some 365 MPs / MLAs ( out of those 1581 accused ) will be found GUILTY

·         the Speakers of the Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha , will get court order copies within 7 days

·         the Speakers will disqualify , within 7 days , those MPs / MLAs who are declared guilty and who have been handed out sentences of 5 years or more

·         the Election Commission will receive these “ Disqualification Notifications “ in 7 days

·         the Election Commission will announce re-election dates within 30 days for seats falling vacant

·         these Elections will start from Dec 2018  and stretch throughout 365 days of 2019

·         to ensure proper / timely availability of Election officers / police / EVMs / polling booths / presiding officers / school-teachers / transport etc , spread over 28 States , no more than ONE ELECTION will be conducted PER DAY ( - for each of 365 days of 2019 ! )

I had envisaged this scenario , as far back as MAY  2014 , in :

All Seasons Are Election Seasons

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2014/05/all-seasons-are-election-seasons.html

2019 will be a nightmare year , not only for the politicians but also for the voters !

But it will be a bonanza year for :

·         Newspapers ( Advt earnings )

·         Outdoor Publicity Companies ( Hoardings )

·         Helicopter Companies ( to ferry candidates / campaigners )

·         Truck Rental Companies ( to ferry voters )

·         Event Management Companies ( organizing Sabhas / Rallies )

·         Printing Presses ( printing of pamphlets / brochures / posters )….etc

Karl Marx may have said , " Religion the is the opium of Masses "

In India , it seems , " Elections are the opium of the Masses " !

In 2019 , expect  DEMOCRACY  to  be working  24*365 !

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13  Dec  2017

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