Time to vote none of the above

Is it Time to Vote None of the Above?

In the backdrop of unprecedented mumbai terror attack, Is it time to vote NONE OF THE ABOVE? Often citizens of india have not liked any of the candidates, yet they have either not voted or voted for the lesser evil. I believe it is time to vote NONE OF THE ABOVE. I am attaching an article written in Hindustan Times for everyone to have a look at. NONE OF THE ABOVE is a very powerful tool. It is just not a dissent against the political candidates who are standing in election, but it is a direct message to them that they are not fit to represent us.

http://tinyurl.com/6rshtc

Presently The Constitution Of India has a section that says the following:

"Elector deciding not to vote.-If an elector, after his electoral roll number has been duly entered in the register of voters in Form-17A and has put his signature or thumb impression thereon as required under sub-rule (1) of rule 49L, decided not to record his vote, a remark to this effect shall be made against the said entry in Form 17A by the presiding officer and the signature or thumb impression of the elector shall be obtained against such remark."

This is known as Section 49-O in the Indian Constitution. For more details visit the following link.

http://lawmin.nic.in/ld/subord/cer1.htm

The anger in the streets of India against the political system is rising and it needs to be channelized into something special, really special. I believe that we should bring an option of NONE OF THE ABOVE in the electoral rolls. If the present definition of NONE OF THE ABOVE is vague then it needs to be strenghtned and following provisions should be added.

1. Ability to recall the candidates from all parties if certain percentage of vote is NONE OF THE ABOVE, after that the candidates cannot contest the election till the next assembly is choosen.

2. Ability to call for re-election if the margin of victory for candidates is too low and the number of NONE OF THE ABOVE votes is comparatively high. For example, if a candidate wins an election by a margin of 200 votes and NONE OF THE ABOVE votes in more than 2000 then there should be a run-off. The US Political System has a run-off facility if the margin of victory is too low, though they dont have NONE OF THE ABOVE option.

It is my firm believe that any democracy is as good as the citizens of that democracy. It is the responsibility of the citizens of India to rise and kick some ASS of these politicians and make them pay.

Please spread the work around. I believe that awareness about such an option is very important. Please drop in your comments.