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Shouldn��t Indian politicians retire from active politics?

Indian politics have long been dominated by age old and corrupt politicians and the vision that they have for the nation is, as old as themselves. It��s now time to hand over the reign to younger generation, who would take the nation forward.

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Mon, Mar 31, 2008 14:14:09 IST

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THERE ARE not going to be many takers for the demand that there should be a cut off age for politicians. A nation with a 100 plus crores people, is being run by octogenarians and nonagenarians and the visions these people have for the nation, is as old as themselves, and all their services to the nation, notwithstanding, they need to have a moral responsibility to leave the reins in the hands of younger bloods.

All political ideologies are fine, as so long as they do the business of “nation making”, but the moment they deviate into the realm for personal gains and powers, it is not the political parties that need to be blamed, it is the demagogic politicians. It is their incorrigible pettishness and ignominious attitude towards their voters that makes the whole nation suffer. When people cross certain age, they show some signs of retirement. Therefore, they need to be given a platform, so that they can live the rest of their life with dignity and impart advise and give counsel to the younger generation. This way the best of those, so-called political brains would not go waste, while the younger generation would carry the nation forward.

I feel that the upper house of our Parliament is the right place for all those politicians who have crossed, say, a retirement age of sixty. Our upper house is now a safe haven for all businessmen and one-time beauty queens. It is not the popular mandate that makes them sit on those chairs. It is nomination, internal voting process and outright purchase. So why can’t we convert our upper house into a haven for all those senior ‘politicians’, irrespective of their political party lines? We could be a little more democratic too, by offering them a same platform to act and interact. This would avoid a lot of inconveniences to the nation.

Primarily, they can maintain their honour; secondly, they all will work as ‘think tanks’ for guiding the upcoming political generation; thirdly, they all will be serving the nation in a different way. And finally these seniors would stay off our arterial roads. The last thing would be the biggest benefit for the common man. When a young leader moves out, the population takes up a liking for him and they accommodate him wholeheartedly, but when an old politician of70 or 80, who has been taxing on the exchequer for ages, goes out, he would not be treated by all, alike.

People are fed up with them, and no voter is ready to accommodate them any further in any of the houses, of the state or of the centre. Either, as a concession or as a collateral expenditure, many people may agree to find them in the upper house. And sitting up there, they can do minimal harm, only to the already harmed nation.

So what if we amend our Constitution, as to make provisions for converting our upper house as an old age home for our senior ‘politicians’, of all ‘hues and cries?’ The best thing these men can do to our nation is, by retiring when they are in their best and let young bloods hold the chairs. Are their any takers for this ‘natural initiative?’

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	politicians should retire at the age of 60 and act as advisors without playing an active role in governance.
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	Our politicians and present finance Minister alwlays showing interest in numbering activities only and not at all bothered of human values and the importance of basic needs such as price control etc., He should have cut the Excise duty on the Fuels and petrols and thus can bring down the day to day sufferings of the Middle class familiies in all metor cities. More over, politicians should never forget they are not own boss but they are elected to serve the people and the country if they realise they will , well take efforts to cool down the threats which our country facing now.
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	dear meri news editor namaskar. your news power to people can u tell me agter 60 years of indipendency did ? the people all communities castes of india got power. no ! only some upper caste people like ex. raja,s and families of ex. muslim nawabs again they have taken parliamentary democracy into their hands and ruling the nation as crownless kings are you asking the young people of the old corrupted rulers dynasty rule is going in india if one MLA dies that seat is for his son are wife again comming into same post thus the dynasty rule is going since 60 years of independence first the parliamentary democracy have to go to 50% populated. B.C people prime Minister of India and Chief Ministers of states why not. ? lot of things raking up not now some time thanks for your aim power to people don't give power to the young people like son of madha rao sindia and son of jindal , jitender prasad they don't no poor people problums with best regards bhupalgoudAICC National Advisory committee member 24 Akbar ROAD new delhi india (m) 09866540393.
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