Yeh public hain...yeh sab jaanti hain

The discussion this evening was rather invigorating. We covered topics ranging from Indian sports to layoffs to Moto's strategies to our career plans and then, finally politics. Of course, the last topic was not discussed to great lengths as each one of us have our managers breathing down our necks; however, this is a lingering dialogue that is still echoing in my head. It was a statement made by Anandoos that triggered a rather interesting thought in my head and I think I would like to pour all my ideas in this forum -all comments will be greatly appreciated :p!

The discussion was on stakeholders in politics.
Do you think the face of politics will change if the general public began contributing to various ventures and projects of the governing political party?
I know that this is prevalent in the country as of now, but is it being implemented in the most effective way? The Ambani clan seems to have won a lot of deals with their sleeping relationships with the Congress, samajwadi party, etc- their SEZ and retail deals are good examples- but once again, how much does the common man know about these deals? How much money would have been passed around for a few such policies to be signed? Most importantly, how much money would have fattened the already burgeoning pockets of the slimy politicians?

My question is why cant these political parties 'go public'? If such a thing happens, then maybe George Fernandes and other such political bigwigs will have some explaining to do. When such parties go public, then there is a good chance that they need to be explainable to the masses.
Ok, one side of the argument maybe that we pay taxes, which in itself implies that the public is investing money to better its living standards. But on the other hand, why dont we implement a system wherein the public says: "listen pal, I will pay you the money you need when you give me a concrete plan, solid proof of all your dealings and the 'agents' you are in touch with to secure the best deals". Once those details are released to the public, then we decide whether it is a feasible plan, by electing/appointing an educated set of experts in that field. All this is in place in our nation- something that most other developed nations also lack- but once again, all these come into picture once the decision has already been taken. All I am saying is why cant the planning be done by the political parties - who represent the entire populace- and the expert committee - who might be a combination of the largest stake holders or investors in the party as well as experts- decide on what works best forthe nation/state? I know it sounds idealistic, but why cant it work?
The right to information act has completed 1 year and some people have even made good use of it. However, how much money could have been saved from squandering and outlandish schemes if this information was avaialble before the decisions were made? There are a lot of grey areas that I see even while I am typing these ideas: such as,
- even when the panel chooses the 'best plan', how sure are we that it and the govt hasnt been bribed by the vendors or industrialists to choose their services.
- is the govt smart enough to take such decisions and does it have the right set of advisors- what with all the reservation coming into the services division, I really dont trust the intellect of the IAS and IFS officers!
- how knowledgable is the public to veto or vote an 'aye' for all the proposals? There will be so many regional, religious and caste based issues that might crop up.

But this is just an idea- a suggestion, because I see no point in complaining about the senseless decisions that we see the elected bodies take up! When we have our own PM admitting that agents can never be dismissed from the system, why dont we hack that system and check what exactly transpires between the political parties and such agents? Why cant we remove a party from governance and say that the party with maximum number of projects , with a decent chance of making a difference and one that has all its deal papers in order will take hold of the reigns of governance. What will the party gain, you ask? Well, lets turn the tables around and make a win-win situation out of this, shall we? what if we tell the parties, that of the investment, the public makes, the parties shall get a major dividend from the money - just like the 'bakshish' that the public will give the parties for all the good work!
Sensitive issues like military/defence and foreign affairs need to be handled very carefully with very responsible minds working on it, unlike Mr.Not-orious-war Singh! That vile man gives me the creeps and I certainly dont want such people taking important decisions! However, there are many other points that need working on- such as this power to offer services should not become the stronghold of only industrialists. We need to separate them from politics-let them do what they do best- industrialise- and let the politicians do what they do best- govern - lol!!- no seriously, certain clauses need to be introduced to prevent certain scheming ambanis and Subrato Roys from controlling the likes of avaricious Amar Singhs and the rest of the power circle. Well, this is just an idea..maybe I will wake up tomorrow and read this blog and say 'what the!!!' but I just wish the day will come when the public will see a transparent system and the song can actually seem like reality! - yeh public hain...yeh sab jaanthi hain, yeh public hain!