Source: ET
In extolling the seamless way in which the caretakers have taken over after the elected governments left office to pave way for the elections, I had noted in this space just last week that we had shown the world that “we are not a bunch of monkeys but a good and sagacious people who need a chance to shape our own destiny … ”.
Just one week later, in keeping with our own belief that we are a very unique people, and living up to our reputation as a country that can do anything at any time leaving the rest of the world stunned and aghast, we see our nomination process degenerate to a veritable circus.
We see our media, particularly the Ghairatmand parts of it, tastelessly broadcast clips of candidates facing bizarre questions from the returning officers vetting the nomination forms of the candidates. In what appears to be an examination of how much of the Scriptures the candidate has mugged up, mockery is being made of what should be a process of determining whether the person concerned is good citizen enough to sit in the legislature.