It is election day in this hill town. The last day of the month long circus which, to me, is a turf war between political gangs rather than citizens choosing their representatives. All schools, offices, banks and most shops were shut but, thankfully, my friendly vegetable vendor was open, cheerfully overcharging as usual. Various companies and newspapers have been running ads and commercials asking people to go out and vote. Their message is essentially that every citizen must vote to show whether they approve of their sitting member of parliament. Problem is not that your MP is rubbish, which in the vast majority of cases he is, but that there is noone to choose instead. You have the southern fat lady who spent hundreds of millions on her foster ( read bastard ) son's wedding. Then there is the decrepit geriatric sleazeball whose sons are known murderers. There is the rustic buffoon whose chamchas looted all new car showrooms for his daughter's marriage and, looming large, the lady who claims to be oppressed but is reputed to possess over Rs. 20 billion and erects her own statues at taxpayers' expense. These people are very keen on everyone casting their ballot and there is even talk of making it compulsory. However, these scum are not interested in our right to choose our representatives but because a large turnout gives them legitimacy. If everyone votes the winner can claim that a genuine majority of people turned out to vote for him and hence he has the right to do whatever he pleases which means steal, rape and murder. Why should we give legitimise these scum by voting? It is my life and it is unacceptable to waste even a minute for these garbage.