If every other public officer has a retirement age, then why not our ministers. Don't the reasons plausible enough to make a case for the retirement of other public office posts apply to our ministers. What distinct abilities and capabilities do our ministers possess that they enjoy a sense of immortality in their posts. What makes them to keep running offices in the same old ways over and over again.
It's only the irony of our country that we have the world's largest population of youngsters below 24 but our ministers will all be over 60 and Prime Minister over 75. What new perspectives do they bring to the table. They can never aptly represent the aspirations and dreams of the country's youth. They also therefore don't represent a majority of the country.
A democracy is all about providing everyone a say in the government, but when the representation of the majority of the population is so less, it becomes a major setback to our democracy. What long hauls at ministerial posts also does is that it gives rise to nepotism. Long times spent as ministers allow them to introduce people from their fraternity to important places, which is also a hindrance to a progressive democracy.
Being a minister is a very demanding task both physically and mentally. The growing age, hence, is an impediment towards fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the ministers. It's a job which requires 24*7 commitment of a minister. Also, his illness and deteriorating health could restrict the pace of the work being carried out for the nation.
This is an accepted fact, with many countries not allowing the same people to return to power again and again, so that people can have new perspective. With all due credit to Mr. M. Karunanidhi for being the CM of a state at the age of 87, its not the physical state that is ideally suited for the representative of a major state. The job of a CM is very taxing and one needs to put in heart, body and soul into it to serve the people.
I hope people recognise this well before there is a youth revolution. The people like Jyotiraditya Scindia, Rahul Gandhi should be brought to the fore to represent the youth and also to inspire more people from among us to join politics.
It's only the irony of our country that we have the world's largest population of youngsters below 24 but our ministers will all be over 60 and Prime Minister over 75. What new perspectives do they bring to the table. They can never aptly represent the aspirations and dreams of the country's youth. They also therefore don't represent a majority of the country.
A democracy is all about providing everyone a say in the government, but when the representation of the majority of the population is so less, it becomes a major setback to our democracy. What long hauls at ministerial posts also does is that it gives rise to nepotism. Long times spent as ministers allow them to introduce people from their fraternity to important places, which is also a hindrance to a progressive democracy.
Being a minister is a very demanding task both physically and mentally. The growing age, hence, is an impediment towards fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the ministers. It's a job which requires 24*7 commitment of a minister. Also, his illness and deteriorating health could restrict the pace of the work being carried out for the nation.
This is an accepted fact, with many countries not allowing the same people to return to power again and again, so that people can have new perspective. With all due credit to Mr. M. Karunanidhi for being the CM of a state at the age of 87, its not the physical state that is ideally suited for the representative of a major state. The job of a CM is very taxing and one needs to put in heart, body and soul into it to serve the people.
I hope people recognise this well before there is a youth revolution. The people like Jyotiraditya Scindia, Rahul Gandhi should be brought to the fore to represent the youth and also to inspire more people from among us to join politics.
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