Democracy - does it really give power to people?

           My opinion is NO.

Does democracy really define giving power to people in its framework? I think NO.
          
Other than voting, people have NO power at all.

It looks to be more of whitewash. OR has certain aspects of it been hidden from

Let's take few examples:

                 We people can vote a person to power. That's it!! FULL STOP there...
                 Can we really give feedback of that person?
                 Can we do appraisal/assessment of that person?
                 Can we bring him/her down from power before 5 years?
                 Can we punish him/her if any mistake is done?
                 Can we stop him/her from changing party or changing words/promises?
               
                 Government employees are people servants (Jan Sevaks). They say.... Really?
                 Does any servant of our house gets treatment like king (though he/she must be respected as they are humans and they are earning money by working and not by begging)? No, then why these so called government servants are treated like king by everyone (they expect also that)?
                 Whereever a politician or government officer goes, they are welcomed with garland, VIP treatment and so many people accompanying them. Why all these if they are Jan Sevaks?
                 Aren't they suppose to be focused on doing seva to people? Why do they need all of those?
                 Why democracy system has all of these practices?
                 Why they should be treated differently, specially?
               
                 If they are Jan Sevaks, then why RTI concept was not part of democracy framework?
                 Why there should be so much of debate and struggle to make it happen? RTI was introduced only few years back. Even then it is not everywhere.
                 Shouldn't RTI be a default feature or by-product of any function within democracy framework? Since democracy is for the people by the people to the people.

                 If democracy is for the people by the people to the people, then do we have control over the laws that are being passed. The ruling government will introduce those laws which are discussed within the assembly of all ministers and be decided to pass or reject the law.
                 Then what about people? Do those ministers really connect with people before taking decision? No. Are we able to do anything?
                 Just because they are elected by us, it does not mean that he/she is representing our needs/opinions.

                 This is it for now... let me end here as part 1. More will continue as and when I get those questions or observe them.

                 Share your thoughts
                 

Bengaluru Traffic Police - Digitizing of traffic fine collection

             Digital payment for traffic fines is not recommendable as per my opinion (in general). Digital payments is very convenient option but a fine has to cause inconvenience, otherwise people will not think or care of avoiding breaking or not following rules. We need to reach a state where number of traffic violations are just a mere percentage in decimal digits out of total number of vehicles.

             Anyway, in contrast, Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) is introducing digital payment options for collecting fines, as it is like any other company.

             Is the intention of BTP to make money OR make people follow rules? With swiping machines, it will be very easy to pay the fine. How will it deter people from making mistakes? How will it enable people to learn following rules? How will it inspire people to not break rules? There should be some inconvenience due to which people will follow rules. 

             There was a board in US for speeding - "If you are in a hurry, speed ticket can slow you down. So drive within the speed limit to avoid delay". I need to honestly tell that I don't know if US traffic police accepts fine money in digital mode or not. But here our traffic police is always ready with solutions for making more money than making people to follow rules. 

              Please share your thoughts/opinions. 


 Note: Fine means penalty and not tax or charges. :) 

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Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
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