As a voter- I expected my government to give me NOTA-“None of the above” option before I snatch it via other way.

Directions to implement NOTA option by judiciary is certainly a welcome step in our evolving democracy. This step should come from a active government indeed. I feel that judiciary is a warning to the political parties to become proactive in taking steps to safe-guard the democratic set-up, otherwise judiciary is empowering itself to pave the way to politician’s field .

I consider that this mechanism of NOTA is the necessity of time, and definitely will prove a vibrant step for protecting democracy. This option will definitely compel the frozen and latent national political parties to field better qualified politicians.

And again I ponder on the same question- 'Why do I vote to the passive political parties, to make a government, which have shown inertness in taking positive steps, which are today being taken by the judiciary?'

Whose prime duty should it be to sense the current of the nation-  sitting government’s or judiciary? Obviously primarily, the sitting government and the opposition, as well, are under an obligation to sense this. But both are inert and have tendency to play the blame game inside and outside the parliament house. And whatever is being done by the government is done passively. Our system today is nothing but merely a follow up of a routine to hold session every 6 months and these sessions are hardly fruitful cause even the big promises are touched only via the ordinance route. Rather, in the past decade, judiciary has been more active than government, via suo motto or via PILs in bringing out reforms in election process.

Take the recent landmark judgment of SC that has brought the required change in the electoral reforms. But our government is on a duty to safe-guard its own existence, and the cabinet is taking the route of ordinance to sustain itself, which was criticized within the parliament and also outside the parliament. In such a scenario, why will the parliamentarians think about the public welfare, when their own existence is at stake? And who is challenging their wrong existence in parliament? It is judiciary. And the government, instead of  trying to clean system, is trying to bring ordinance to safeguard the disqualified MPs and MLAs. Ironic isnt it?