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Suffrage, a waste?
About 70 years ago, amidst the cold of 26th of January, there came upon India, a joy unprecedented. It was our very first Republic day, a day that we still celebrate with zeal, but do we know or do we really understand what our reformers went through to make this day exist? In brief, they lost all material happiness of this world, their families, their establishments, their everything, and then their lives. But do you know what they expected from us, the posterity? They expected us to take care of the Constitution they had made with so much efforts, they expected us to excercise the rights, they had to fight for so bravely. But today, we, the youth of our nation, think of one of the most fundamental, most essential, most basic right as a waste of time!
yes, I'm talking about 'Suffrage'.
Many among the youth believe that their vote doesn't matter because, what diff. can they make? they are just "one" person! nothing is in their hands! But we all forget, 'a journey of a milestone begins with a step'. The change that we want to see in our nation is quite far, but untill we start the change ourselves, we will never know how far it is. When our constituent assembly decided on "One man, one vote, one value", they had a reason behind that. It means that each and every vote matters, be it from a vegetable vendor, a sweeper, an engineer, or a doctor.
We should, thus, never feel that our vote will not change anything. We ourselves must become the change we need in our country, we must vote and excercise the right given to us by our valuable constitution.
We are the youth and we will be responsible for the India of a decade from now. So if you want a democratic, secular, safe, and prosperous India in the future, start now, vote.
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Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise is the right to vote in public, political elections (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote).In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to vote is called active suffrage, as distinct from passive suffrage, which is the right to stand for election.The combination of active and passive suffrage is sometimes called full suffrage.
Suffrage is often conceived in terms of elections for representatives. However, suffrage applies equally to referenda and initiatives. Suffrage describes not only the legal right to vote, but also the practical question of whether a question will be put to a vote. The utility of suffrage is reduced when important questions are decided unilaterally without extensive, conscientious, full disclosure and public review.
In most democracies, eligible voters can vote in elections of representatives. Voting on issues by referendum may also be available. For example, in Switzerland this is permitted at all levels of government. In the United States, some states such as California and Washington have exercised their shared sovereignty to offer citizens the opportunity to write, propose, and vote on referendums and initiatives; other states and the federal government have not. Referendums in the United Kingdom are rare.
Suffrage is granted to qualifying citizens once they have reached the voting age. What constitutes a qualifying citizen depends on the government's decision. Resident non-citizens can vote in some countries, which may be restricted to citizens of closely linked countries (e.g., Commonwealth citizens and European Union citizens) or to certain offices or questions.