With hardly a week ahead of my historic vote (first in my life because I got an electoral card only this year; I am 36 years old now) for a general election, I am pondering on HOW to caste my vote, and not WHOM to caste the vote.

A few days before, I read in a blog that Youth Has No Politics. I appreciate the author for recognizing this fact, which our political leaders failed to understand throughout their 50+ years in office. Politics is meant for only those who are holding on to those golden thrones.

What India (the young India) wants is not the label as a Congress-affiliate or a BJP-affiliate. What the Indian wants today is a Life to live in this country of opportunities. What they want today is a life free from exploitation.

I have great respect for Gandhi. I too respect the philosophies of Carl Marx. And there are several such political ideologies that have been formed around the world, which all focused on the development of mankind, and not their exploitation. I would have without doubt, voted for Congress or the Marxist party, had they stuck to their ideologies.

I am not in favor of BJP because it promotes Hinduism, a philosophy which any citizen of India should be ashamed of. I am not in favor of any political parties that speak on behalf of a particular community, be it Hindu, Muslim, Dalit, or OBC or the ‘Hindians’ or the Marathas. I sense all of them as perpetrators of communal violence. They are no different from the Kashmiri terrorists or the Tamil Tigers.

I hate Congress for their double standard on communal issues. While they oppose BJP for dividing the Indian community on the basis of religion, they appease the so-called OBC minority community by offering undeserving privileges, greatly eyeing on their vote bank. I was frustrated when the government passed the bill on OBC reservation in higher educational institutions.

I can feel the pain of the hard work put in by deserving candidates, and also feel ashamed of our own helplessness in helping our country grow. If the deserving candidates are expelled from IITs and IIMs because they belonged to ‘upper caste’, where is our country heading towards? Is Rahul Gandhi, the Young Prince, deaf and dumb on these issues?

I would have still cast my vote for Congress had they stuck to their political ideologies to a minimum. When they formed the last government, they were bold enough to include one of their rivals, the Marxist party, in their government, knowing that they will not be able to go ahead with their agenda with support from the extremely Utopian Marxist netas. However, it happened.

I would have decided to vote for Congress, even now, had they announced boldly what would be the form of the government after the elections- whether they will include AIADMK, CPM, BSP, SP, Trinamul Congress, TDP…….. and the list goes on. I know, not Sonia Gandhi or Manmohan Singh, even God may be unable to find an answer. Changes are happening every moment. India is going to witness the most expensive horse trading fair in the coming days……….

I would oppose the CPM for the same reason. Why can’t they stick to their political ideologies instead of forming coalition with a party pulling the boat in the opposite direction? How can development happen in India if the ruling party does not have the freedom to act upon issues and policies? What if they are scared of passing a law, for it will affect the turnover of the business ruled by their coalition partner? Embarrassing….. Pathetic…… We are simply idiots…..

This year, we see even kids are asking for votes, encouraged by the propaganda created by their favorite Bollywood stars. I appreciate their intelligence in sensing that election is a serious business for them too. Yes, it is. It is a serious business for our upcoming generation. I should not let any of these dishonest netas grab the share of our kids in our country. For the sake of my children, I decided NOT TO VOTE FOR ANY POLITICAL PARTIES.

Time is too late for the politicians to realize that Indians are growing intellectually. They can no longer be wooed by the false promises or the hilarious jokes. If they really want to see the intelligent India to come and vote, they should first make up their mind to decide which ‘ideology’ they belong to, whether they belong to the ideology of holding the office for a maximum number of years or the ideology of serving the people without any bias of caste or community.

I will miss my first election. I really feel bad about it. Suggest me a way ‘how’ I will express my anger in the ballot box.