Q. Let you are district collector of Chitradurga. It is situated in the state of Karnataka. Human development Index is very poor in that district. 15th Lok Sabha election is going to be held in that district within one month. There is ‘No Development, No Vote ’campaign is going on in different parts of the district. People have anger against the political representative of different parties. Even after electing different parties’ candidate, development of the district is in an abysmal state. Due to this people of that district are losing faith in the electoral process. You came to know about these issues through NewsPapers and different social Networking Sites. Taking advantage of these situations, Many fringe elements are exciting people to commit Violence through destruction of Public Property. Local political parties are also trying to take advantage of these situations. Many media groups are also circulating malicious news to malign the image of governance System of the district. As district collector what are possible Course of action you will take to control the situation and increase voter turnout in the upcoming elections?
Q. Let you are district collector of Chitradurga. It is situated in the state of Karnataka. Human development Index is very poor in that district. 15th Lok Sabha election is going to be held in that district within one month. There is ‘No Development, No Vote ’campaign is going on in different parts of the district. People have anger against the political representative of different parties. Even after electing different parties’ candidate, development of the district is in an abysmal state. Due to this people of that district are losing faith in the electoral process. You came to know about these issues through NewsPapers and different social Networking Sites. Taking advantage of these situations, Many fringe elements are exciting people to commit Violence through destruction of Public Property. Local political parties are also trying to take advantage of these situations. Many media groups are also circulating malicious news to malign the image of governance System of the district. As district collector what are possible Course of action you will take to control the situation and increase voter turnout in the upcoming elections?
The case involved the losing faith of certain section of citizens in the democratic process of Country. It also highlights the possible impacts of dereliction of duty by political representatives.
Stakeholders:
- Governance System of the Country
- People of Particular District.
- District Governance System
- Media Groups
Ethical issues:
1.Boycott of Election by people which is against the spirit of Constitutional Values and democratic process.
- Lack of transparency and Accountability in the Political representatives which led to such a situation in the district.
- Poor governance System in the district which led to poor human development Index.
Ethical Dilemmas:
- Fixing the accountability of Political representatives Vs Installing the confidence of the Public in Democratic process.
- Increasing the Voter Turnout Vs People’s poor faith in the democratic Process
Possible Course of Action:
- As a district collector, in such a situation, the first priority should be maintaining law and order situation. People protection and welfare should be of Prime Importance. There is no place for violence in the democratic process. With the help of Police Administration, District Collector should maintain law and order situation in the district.
- It is one of the prime duties of the district collector to increase Voter turnout by raising awareness among people regarding the electoral process. But in that particular district situation is different. People are against the electoral process. In that situation, the district collector should have short term and long term goals. As the election is going to be held within a month. The whole situation cannot be improved within one month.
- In short term measures, Circulation of malicious news should be stopped by giving strict guidelines to Newspaper ‘Editors. As the circulation of such news is illegal and it should be treated as a contravention of laws. With the help of Cyber Cell, the circulation of such news from social networking sites should be stopped. It will show the district collector leadership quality and spirit of services towards the democratic process of the country.
- All these steps will help in stopping the violence and improving the law and order situation in the district.
- Now the District Collector has new short term goal to improve voter Turnout. In Our Constitutional System, the Democratic process is the only way to improve the life of the people. This message should be disseminated among the people through News Paper and Voluntary organization. For that purpose the help of civil society, educated people And Senior Citizens are desirable. Dialogues between government officials and people should be arranged so that some form of communication started. It will help in creating faith among people regarding governance system. This quality depicts the Emotional Intelligence of District Collector.
- Fixing accountability of Political Representative in the short term is not possible. That can only be done in long terms. In long terms, Citizen Grievance redressal mechanism and social Audit should be improved so that Accountability of political representatives and Government officials can be fixed up to a certain Extent.
- So all these steps will help in improving the Governance System and Voter Turnout
The case involved the losing faith of certain section of citizens in the democratic process of Country. It also highlights the possible impacts of dereliction of duty by political representatives.
Stakeholders:
- Governance System of the Country
- People of Particular District.
- District Governance System
- Media Groups
Ethical issues:
1.Boycott of Election by people which is against the spirit of Constitutional Values and democratic process.
- Lack of transparency and Accountability in the Political representatives which led to such a situation in the district.
- Poor governance System in the district which led to poor human development Index.
Ethical Dilemmas:
- Fixing the accountability of Political representatives Vs Installing the confidence of the Public in Democratic process.
- Increasing the Voter Turnout Vs People’s poor faith in the democratic Process
Possible Course of Action:
- As a district collector, in such a situation, the first priority should be maintaining law and order situation. People protection and welfare should be of Prime Importance. There is no place for violence in the democratic process. With the help of Police Administration, District Collector should maintain law and order situation in the district.
- It is one of the prime duties of the district collector to increase Voter turnout by raising awareness among people regarding the electoral process. But in that particular district situation is different. People are against the electoral process. In that situation, the district collector should have short term and long term goals. As the election is going to be held within a month. The whole situation cannot be improved within one month.
- In short term measures, Circulation of malicious news should be stopped by giving strict guidelines to Newspaper ‘Editors. As the circulation of such news is illegal and it should be treated as a contravention of laws. With the help of Cyber Cell, the circulation of such news from social networking sites should be stopped. It will show the district collector leadership quality and spirit of services towards the democratic process of the country.
- All these steps will help in stopping the violence and improving the law and order situation in the district.
- Now the District Collector has new short term goal to improve voter Turnout. In Our Constitutional System, the Democratic process is the only way to improve the life of the people. This message should be disseminated among the people through News Paper and Voluntary organization. For that purpose the help of civil society, educated people And Senior Citizens are desirable. Dialogues between government officials and people should be arranged so that some form of communication started. It will help in creating faith among people regarding governance system. This quality depicts the Emotional Intelligence of District Collector.
- Fixing accountability of Political Representative in the short term is not possible. That can only be done in long terms. In long terms, Citizen Grievance redressal mechanism and social Audit should be improved so that Accountability of political representatives and Government officials can be fixed up to a certain Extent.
- So all these steps will help in improving the Governance System and Voter Turnout
