Vaccine-electoral promise in Bihar, India ; Is this promise or a threat?
Vaccine should be the right of every citizens not as an assert of a single political party.
“A promise is everything but once it is broken sorry means nothing”. This quote doesn’t apply to the electoral promises of India. Our politicians would give several promises but none of it will be remembered by them after the election. They don’t even bother to ask sorry because the people of this country are not even aware of the purpose of an electoral promise.
The electoral promises are statements that should reflect the future plan of a particular party for the progress of that particular place but in India, it is used to fulfill a single party’s religious domination and their benefits. Now, A party has promised vaccines in Bihar.
In this pandemic, everyone has a fear of death deep inside oneself and vaccine have a history which made humans immune against the diseases like polio and smallpox, etc., which is seen as an important tool to get rid of this fear. Isn’t it cruel to use the fear of the people in the election?
According to Article 21, the Right to life and liberty is the basic right of people who can access medical and educational facilities in India and a vaccine is not a particular political party’s possession to give it as an electoral promise.
Bihar has a BPL of 33.74% as per the census of 2011–2012. Most of the people of the state allegedly can’t afford to get free vaccination but they will get it only when they cast their vote to that party. A citizen has a right to choose his representative but the party is investing a common man’s fear of death to their victory. Is this a promise or a life threat?
