Be it the election of the members of Nagaland Legislative Assembly or Members of Lok Sabha including by-election after every alternative years, the vehicles are required for election duties for both the general elections and by-election in the State fulfilling the provision of the constitution. It is undoubtedly felt and of the view that to elect our leaders and forming new Govt of our choice whose duty is to rule and govern us, we need to extend full co-operation and give all possible helps during everyelections time beside casting our valuable votes.
However, for the lack of planning and thoughtless action on the part of the authorities concerned who are manning the election process, the poor and innocent commuters whose family is maintained by daily small business should not made to suffer. Another corner that affect for requisition of vehicles for election duties are taxi owners whose livelihood depends on daily earning , minor children who are lifting daily to and fro for schooling.
The worst and obnoxious practice is that some taxi drivers tended to fish in trouble water during such time of crisis and reported to have been charging unreasonable cost /double fares to the passengers whose journey is indispensable or warranted to attend the sick/unavoidable engagement /appointments etc, etc.
With a view to check this more than half century old unpleasant prevalent system and to ease with the problem by introducing friendly and a welcome step during next general/by-election in the State, the following innovative methods and suggestions are given for consideration of the Transport Department / Election Department:-
SUGGESTIONS
1. No of existing vehicles with the date and year of purchase from all the Govt Departments should be insistedto bedigitized/recorded in pro-active information to facilitate the awareness of the nos of present vehicles of all the Government Departments by the Transport Department or Election Department. 2. Collection of list of the vehicles that were scrapped or condemned by the departments if any, including new vehicle purchases 3. Mandatory collection of yearly running /plying no of vehicles visa-vis off road/lying idle vehicle by giving time bound period for submission. 4. Having collected the detailed information from all the Govt Department, the Election Department will be in a position to demand the no. of vehicles on the virtue of the information as is necessary and required for election duties from each departments. 5. The above points are to be deeply thought over before next election in the interest of integrity, fairness and malice towards none. 6. Taking cognizance of the aforesaid measures will also enhance the matter of public welfare and innocent citizen are not made to suffer unduly in future for loving officers and public welfare concerned bureaucrats but also ensure smooth and efficient conduct of election.
This will avoid the age old tendency of dependingon public help and effectively monitor the conduct of election with honour and dignity of the Govt resource and certainly do the job conveniently without the help of the unwilling persons. Observance of the above points will enable the Govt to do the job done on the basis of self support and reliance unlike the days of yore.
Dr.S.Imkong Tushi Ao President Nagaland Senior Citizions Association (NSCA), Kohima S. Ghunakha Swu General Secretary NSCA, Kohima
