I Am 18 And I Can Vote, But Do I Have Control Over Decisions That Shape My Future
As I turned 18 years old, people told me I was being given the most important Fundamental Right, the Right to vote'. But I simply thought that in a country with a population of more than a billion will one vote really make a difference? The immediate answer would be No, of course'. In a billion how much weight can one vote hold? The answer: as much as one ant affects the environment it lives in. The chances were that minuscule. But voting is a special right.
Even now People of many countries do not have the right to vote, to choose their leader. In the United States of America, women did not have the right to vote till 1920. People who vote, indirectly help make decision which will not only affect them but others around them. Thus voting helps shape the world around us. The right to vote is a duty as well as a privilege. It is important for all citizens to vote in every election to make sure that the democratic, representative system of government is maintained. Persons who do not vote lose their voice in the government.
With 60 years of Independence behind us, our Country suffers from Economic and Social backwardness. One often hears people complaining about Governance of a vast, multi-lingual, multi-lateral and diversified country like India. The report based on a National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) study shows that Indian metros may be shining, but rural India is still fumbling about in the dark for the four crucial sectors of telecommunications, power, water and roads. Different sections of society are affected by a hike in prices. They also handle this rise in different ways. Most people also tend to complain about the way the Government is running the country.
But if you ask the same people if they voted for that Government to come to power, they would deny it and say that they never voted at all. Then why are you cribbing? is my question. It's not as though you voted against that political party in power. After...
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