Arranging elections during heat wave is sinister

 

Atleast nine people died due to exhaustion caused by heat and humidity during elections in Kerala. More number must have been physically debilitated, still more might have decided against stepping out in the sun for voting. Now if this is state of affair in Kerala -that has good health infrastructure, high level of awareness hence transparency, imagine the condition in poverty ridden semiliterate exploited regions of the country (meanwhile politician and TV anchor have fainted). By arranging elections during heat wave there seems to be a sinister attempt at making voting difficult for common people in the country. It is an attempt at weakening democracy by denying democratic right and aspirations of people. As it is democracy is not deep rooted in much of the region hence common people are controlled and evaluated as unthinking herd by corrupt crude system. 

Election Commission of India (ECI) is liable for the deaths due to heat waves during election process. They must be held responsible. It is amazing that they didn't anticipate this. It is likely that they weren't bothered. It is typical of bureaucrats in this beleaguered nation to lack common sense meanwhile assuming exaggerated self worth. The British system was nurtured to be exceptional -indeed alien, Indians while maintaining exceptional attributes worked it to showcase "intelligance" as youngsters stampede for power and security negating their core competence or meaning and value of education. It is worst outcome of education that has deep debilitating impact on society but a primitive society that evaluates everything with beggar's mindset is certainly incapable to comprehend the loss. It is a Moloch's trap that reinforces worst of possibilities. The blessed bureaucrat is incapacitated to sense dynamic reality and act according. Huge amount of money and infrastructure is spent to maintain this tardy system that is eventually being nurtured to give lessons of fate to common people (technology and right for information are making meaningful impact). There is a need for complete revamp of Indian bureaucracy (diplomacy, police, trade, tax etc. are specialized professions with nothing much in common and shouldn't be left to fate of competitive ranks and lessons on blessings).  

Another diabolical way incompetent bureaucracy deals with crucial issue is by fudging or negating data through sophistry (there used to be a British entertainment 'Yes Minister', meant to be funny, and as I evaluate it again it was not funny at all, in Indian context these normalized worst of people lacking intellect as "intelligant' to showcase common people). So, in India heat waves deaths is actually increasing and decreasing! Data has attained quantum state!! Check this graph to see huge discrepancy, while NCRB data shows heat related death in UP at 764, NDMA data shows 2 deaths! It is indicative of how data can be manipulated to give whatever narration suited. A glimpse of how system works. 

ECI could have anticipated heat wave conditions and conducted election from February end through March to early April. Even Party in power could have pushed this initiative (NDA has not done badly despite ten years of incumbency factor, also opposition is seen as bunch of opportunists hence lacks viable option for people to choose with confidence) if they have created positive impression then more people voting would help them. But then fate driven rustic people might have consulted astrologer charlatans. Pity. The least ECI could do now is to provide cooling centers -state should have invested in this infrastructure, provide free ac transportation. Meanwhile timing of polling be extended to midnight -preference given to women in the afternoon so on. They must take creative initiatives as the situation turns dire, or else they could follow hallowed chalta hai/paklaam traditions of blessed psychopaths.