This time I feel more empowered than ever before. I want to vote, choose a better government. I want to become a participant. I don't want to sit in the corner like my elders do and say that nothing will move here.
I am from Chandigarh. I do not keep an active interest in politics, but I don't want to sit behind and say that politicians buy votes and do what they have to do. I want to vote, even if a different party comes in power. I want the right to discus and debate.
So I ponder. Gul Panag(AAP), Kirron Kher(BJP), and Pawan Kumar Bansal (congress) are fighting for election here. ( I have just alphabetically mentioned the names of the candidates)
Well, so far I can tell you that Gul and Kirron are free of any criminal charges whereas Bansal,despite no charge sheet been filed, has been earlier convicted for the Railgate escapade.
While Kirron declared her assets to the tune of Rs 23.88 crore, Gul showed her assets amounting to Rs 5.5 crore. Gul has liability in the shape of loans amounting to Rs 21 lakh.
Bansal along with his wife has assets worth 7.7 crore .
So in the terms of assets Gul Panag has the lowest amount of assets and Kirron the highest.
Gul and kirron are both first time candidates and Bansal has been a seasoned politician. If he wins this will be his fourth term at a stretch. Frankly, Bansal's work is worth mentioning. He has helped the power issue and has brought more organisation. There is a 24x7 power service departments. There is an intimation of power breaks if any. We have e-Governance cells called Sampark all around. The chandigarh election commission have started working. Bansal is amongst a common man here. The only blot is his rail gate scandal.
All of them are graduates from Panjab University. It strikes a personal chord with me because pretty soon,I will be one of the graduates from PU.(does that make my entry into politics a possibility?)
Gul and Kirron, apart from their dimples are both known for their elegance, with the former being a beauty queen and the latter being a theatre stunner. Bansal, whereas has more wrinkles. He is a smart old man and makes you feel like talking to a veteran who is always smiling and knows what it takes. He gives you a feeling of the 'uncle who goes to the office every day and does his work in the office'. He would probably come back and watch the news and would probably give every youngster who comes across him a lecture on 'good Heath' and 'early to bed, early to rise' kind of lectures.( now that I am thinking, wasn't it Bansal's tenure in which the culture is Pubbing and Clubbing in the city is getting so popular? Ironic)
As a citizen I will always be in two minds whether kirron is in Mumbai for judging her reality show. Gul would probably be somewhere acting in a parallel cinema film. Pawan would be in the office or talking health benefits with passer bys.
It's a tough call. Can we punish peopl for their lack of experience? That's way no new comer would ever stand for elections? Can the angst and guts shown by kirron while running away to become an actress be ignored? Can Gul Panag's confident and determined smile to change the world be ignored? Can Bansal's consistence to improve our city be left aside in front of his rail gate scam?
This is our time to decide and What a decision we have to make! This has our and our next generation's destiny involved. May the best candidate win!
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