CREATING PEOPLE’S BANK

People are the power in the democracy. They possess the essence of the real strength of democracy.

BHAGWAN SHEKHAWAT

People are the power in the democracy. They possess the essence of the real strength of democracy. Their aspirations, needs and desires are met by the representatives elected by them. The political parties make concerted efforts in luring the people and garnish maximum votes by creating people’s bank. Creating people’s bank is a seamless process and requires committed and dedicated efforts by the grassroots political activists. The people have the democratic right to elect the right representatives to govern them rightly and constructively. It is the

Creating people’s bank is a seamless process and requires committed and dedicated efforts by the grassroots political activists.

political responsibility of the elected representatives to take the Nation forward on the growth path of the socioeconomic progress, in addition, bring upheaval in the technological advancements, strengthen international image and empower the Nation by rendering accelerated momentum in the inclusive national development.

UNDERSTANDING POLITICS

Politics is a supreme social service but it is wrongly understood by most of the people in the world. It is considered as a means of acquiring colossal power and then getting into the trap of accumulation of wealth which should not be the social mission of a committed social worker. It should not be a source of achieving own selfish motives in life for a dedicated political activist. The real meaning of politics is to empower the people and

The success of a leader purely depends upon connecting himself/ herself with the people perfectly and effectively.

transforming their lives by bringing a sustainable positive change which must be holistic and progressive in nature. The desired transformation can be achieved by contributing in the development process which is a routine and primary function of any legitimate Government, being a welfare state. It must be clearly understood that one has to be part of the governance system or the democratic process to serve the people to bring enduring positive transformation in their lives which do encourage community development and results into socioeconomic development of the people. Therefore, the basic requirement to get into the democratic process is to enhance connectivity with the people and create peoples bank by communicating with them directly and collaborating with them seamlessly in quest of creating the committed cascades of communities.

COMMUNICATE WITH THE PEOPLE

We must communicate with the people always and every time. This act of direct communication with the people will generate sense of belongingness among them and will have long lasting impact on the public image. The political communication always enhances political awareness and creates unbelievable confidence in the minds of the people that later becomes a force multiplier to strengthen the party base and contributes appreciably during the elections. In the contemporary world where each voter is educated, aware and alert, the communication is the sole key to interact with them. The communication methods have improved in many ways. The most emerging communication tool is social media in addition to the traditional methods of communication. There should be no veil between you and the people. Educate people and create confidence in them. The continuity in communication creates strong bonding between the people and the leaders. Moreover, the seamless communication will enable a leader to assimilate the people’s mood and understand their aspirations correctly.

CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE

Connecting directly with the people is the utmost step to build an everlasting relationship with the people as a people’s servant. The success of a leader purely depends upon connecting himself/herself with the people perfectly and effectively. A leader must regularly interact with the communities and discuss their challenges and difficulties. A workable solution must be

arrived at with a participatory approach which should be acceptable to the people and aim at bringing desired impacts in the societies. The seamless connectivity with the people is an investment which yields encouraging dividends in future. The continued connectivity with the people motivates them to display their invaluable and incredible loyalty for a leader as well as builds a strong base for the political party concerned. The people’s aspirations must become a leader’s mission, in other words, the people’s desire should become a leader’s commitment for life. If the sustainable connectivity with the people is maintained with the people centric approach and holistic progressive contributions, the resultant impact will be enduring and beyond imaginations.

COLLABORATE WITH THE PEOPLE

Let us move together hand in hand, should be the enthusing partnering spirit with the people in decision making. This would inspire people and attract them toward the participatory approach methods in routine decision making processes. It has been experienced over a period of time that people’s participation in the development of planning, generates a sense of ownership among them which proves beyond doubt that in any democratic governance system, people’s desire always prevails. These voluntarily involvements of people will undoubtedly

collaborate a leader and the people to further strengthen the community bonding. Especially in the rural areas, people suggest the preferred solutions by means of participatory approach to resolve their peculiar and critical issues of complex nature. The participation of communities facilitates empowerment of people by placing final decision making in their hands which exhibits perfect collaboration with the people. These appreciable activities eventually assist in collaborating with the people at greater level and create people’s bank to garnish maximum votes.

COORDINATE WITH THE PEOPLE

The preferences and aspirations of the people must be respected at all levels because these would ultimately empower and enthuse them. At the same time, better coordination with the people would further yield the better dividends. The continuity in coordination with the public must be maintained at all times because people are traditionally considered as recipients and beneficiaries. Certain opportunist leaders only approach the people and coordinate with them when they need the communities for the electorate support which is unethical and unappreciable in the service of the people. The real essence of democratic governance lies in the participatory approach. A leader must make concerted efforts to remain in connectivity of communities and have continuous coordination with the public. Preferably the political activities must always be coordinated with the people and aligned with their expectations for achieving greater integration.

ENTHUSE PEOPLE, ENABLE PEOPLE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE

Assembling cascades of people finally leads to creating People’s Bank. Investing quality time and empowering them by enhancing their competencies and carrying out capacity building to generate job avenues, are the paramount and essential aspects of the good community leadership. The community institutions must be established which must be job centric and create avenues for their skill development to empower them further. A leader must earn people’s trust by having concern for them and mitigating the risks which generally impose challenges in their lives. A leader must educate people and enthuse them which would ultimately enable them to be empowered, self-reliant and progressive to build a prosperous Nation.

‘‘People’s development will make you a People’s Leader.”

About

BHAGWAN SHEKHAWAT

Bhagwan Shekhawat is a Socio-Political Scientist, a Corporate Strategist and a People Coach residing in Jaipur city of the Indian subcontinent. He takes immense pride in enthusing, empowering and enhancing the leadership skills of the young smokestack leaders in pursuance of creating the cascades of competent future global leaders. In addition, he expresses his invaluable, inspiring and dynamic views on the emerging Fourth Wave Societies which are reshaping the societal landscape in the rapidly transforming new volatile world order. A keen reader and a progressive ideologist who amazingly advocates about the impending global Waves of Change and the ongoing paradigm shifts taking place in the contemporary socioeconomic and geopolitical spectrum. Twitter: @Colbhagwan E mail: colbhagwan@ gmail.com