To vote or not to?

The BMC elections are a new topic which has gripped Jai Hind College. Wherever I go be it the Library, classroom, canteen, campus everyone is exchanging dialogues about the election. Everyone seems to be very interested in which person is standing for elections in which area and whose campaigning is the best. I would not be surprised if one of our professors gave us a PR or marketing case study on any of the campaigns.

What makes it more exciting for all the students of senior college is that this will be the first time for them to get a chance to cast their vote. A right which as adults they would get to exercise. As for the SYBMS class, we recently had a seminar on North Korea where there is Communism and the people denied many basic rights. There is a President whose sets the laws and the rules which they have to abide by. In the light of that specific lecture the entire class was very enthusiastic and wanted to make use of their right to vote. Many of the students felt important and had strong views of who they would vote for and who they should not.

A holiday was declared at college and the messages were passed educating us about the benefits of voting and that we should not grumble if a wrong candidate gets selected. So on the day of the election putting aside all my work, I picked up my card, and set out, cast my vote. Slowly all my friends followed suit. Many people put up a picture on facebook and made it their statuses.

I felt at least I made a start somewhere by voting for the candidate whom I felt was worthy of receiving a vote. At least I did not sit back and treat this day as a public holiday. Being an adult has given me many rights and this right is a part and parcel of those. So I made use of it and so did many of my friends.