The Congress is crying hoarse about being deprived of funds as their accounts are frozen. Opposition leaders are shut in prisons. Massive raids are carried on against the opposition. Voters are wooed by incentives of cash and kind. Others are threatened and prevented from voting. It is an unfair advantage that this time round the voting is stretched too much. The propaganda period should be fixed when the elections are held. Booth capturing, bogus voting, invalid votes are reduced so is the counting time. But various examples are doing rounds how the votes can be manipulated. As countries like Japan UK, USA highly advanced countries have preferred ballot, why are we latched on to machines? Why is the government not ready to tally the VVPAT with votes registered? If after elected representatives can switch sides what is sacred about voting. The tenure of candidates should be fixed maximum for two terms The power of recall must be introduced. Changing sides should be banned, reelection be made compulsory, such candidates be made to pay the cost of reelection. All income must be taxed like other citizens. Voters must insist on these reforms.
