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Current Politics and My Stand From Family Loyalty to Village Unity: The Need of the Hour

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Current Politics and My Stand From Family Loyalty to Village Unity: The Need of the Hour When I think about the future of our village, one reality becomes clear: for many years, local politics has revolved more around family groups, personal loyalties, and social prestige than around development, education, drinking water, employment, sanitation, and public welfare. Development Lost in Family Rivalries During elections, villages are often divided into groups and factions. Many people vote not on the basis of development, performance, or vision, but on the basis of family affiliations and personal loyalties. As a result, elections come and go, leaders change, and power shifts hands, but the basic problems of the village remain unresolved. Issues such as drinking water...

Current Politics and My Stand From Family Loyalty to Village Unity: The Need of the Hour

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Current Politics and My Stand From Family Loyalty to Village Unity: The Need of the Hour When I think about the future of our village, one reality becomes clear: for many years, local politics has revolved more around family groups, personal loyalties, and social prestige than around development, education, drinking water, employment, sanitation, and public welfare. Development Lost in Family Rivalries During elections, villages are often divided into groups and factions. Many people vote not on the basis of development, performance, or vision, but on the basis of family affiliations and personal loyalties. As a result, elections come and go, leaders change, and power shifts hands, but the basic problems of the village remain unresolved. Issues such as drinking water...

प्रचलित राजकारण व माझी भूमिका भाऊबंधकीकडून गावबंधकीकडे वळणे ही काळाची गरज

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प्रचलित राजकारण व माझी भूमिका भाऊबंधकीकडून गावबंधकीकडे वळणे ही काळाची गरज गावाच्या विकासाचा विचार करताना एक गोष्ट प्रकर्षाने जाणवते की, आपल्या गावातील राजकारण अनेक वर्षांपासून विकास, शिक्षण, पाणी, रोजगार, स्वच्छता आणि ग्रामहित यांसारख्या मूलभूत प्रश्नांभोवती फिरत नाही. त्याऐवजी ते घराणेशाही, भाऊबंदकी आणि तथाकथित सामाजिक प्रतिष्ठेभोवती फिरत आले आहे. घराण्यांच्या स्पर्धेत हरवलेला विकास निवडणूक आली की गाव दोन किंवा अधिक गटांत विभागले जाते. मतदार विकासाच्या मुद्द्यांवर नव्हे, तर "आपले घराणे", "आपला गट", "आपला माणूस" या भावनांवर मतदान करतो. परिणामी निवडणूक संपते, सत्ता बदलते, चेहरे बदलतात; पण गावातील समस्या मात्र तशाच राहतात. पिण्याचे पाणी, रस्ते, स्वच्छता, शिक्षण, रोजगार, सार्वजनिक आरोग्य यांसारख्या प्रश्नांपेक्षा घराण्यांच्या प्रतिष्ठेच्या लढाया ...