It was really amazing. He submitted
his candidature form on the very last day, along with an affidavit typed on a
one hundred rupees stamp paper presented its copy before media and said that he
would be subjected to legal action if he fails to keep his words after winning
the election!
Who was
he?
What was
typed on the paper?
His name is
Mr. Sanjay Sharad Gang-Naik, a Lok Sabha candidate from Ratnagiri –Sindhudurg constituency.
He is contesting as a candidate of Socialist Forward Block. Like other
candidates he too is giving some promises to the electorates, claiming how he
would serve the people stating before them a list of what he has done before,
and making appeal to vote for him. What is surprising that he has put his
agenda in the form of an affidavit, which if proven false the person making it
may have to face a legal action.
Mr. Gang-Naik,
a lawyer by profession has his roots in Sindhudurg district. He has shaped his
career crossing numerous obstacles of hostile circumstances. He is State
General Secretary of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and an active organizer of
railway commuters.
Through the
declaration of his programme Mr. Gang-Naik has promised to the people of Konkan
to fetch regional development by means of government schemes, to visit every
sub division (taluka) at least once in a month and presenting regular audit of
the expenses made out of the fund he would obtain for the constituency.
Mr. Gang-Naik
is set upon for efforts for double track of Konkan Railway. He wants to make
available plenty of career and employment opportunities through environment
friendly industry.
Although Mr.
Gang-Naik’s agenda is not a dreaming document; and perhaps less lucrative, what
is novel is its declaration with a promissory note. It is rather the first and
only case of its kind in the entire history of Indian public election. He
believes his honest announcement would attract the voters and he would obtain
opportunity to serve his constituency.
