Politics is run by the Barrel of Gun

Of course, the politics are run by the barrel of gun. Because now a day every politician having a licenced gun for their protection. This is my opinion.

Public keep their eye in every step of politicians. So if they do anything wrong public do not spare them. Similarly for every good deed they are encouraged.

Yes, I agree that politics is run by barrel of gun. Its almost common for a criminal to run for elections. Politicians at times use force to get votes. The police is hand in glove with them. It is understood that the police looks the other way when such coercion occurs.

Corruption is choking India. Corrupt politicians, to stay in power, hire thugs to threaten the poor and helpless to vote for them.

It is the lack of awareness among the people that allows the barrel of the gun to run the politics. People don't know that the real power rests with them.

Yes, I would stone favour of it that today politics run by the barrel of the gun because the first thing is that there is no parameter to join in politics only needed thing is that you should be the inhabitant of India so politics become the roost of all the hooligan because its better way for them to join it. Whats the character of someone is difficult to determine without any parameter. You may take instance of some big wig of the countries who seems to be a leader but in the guise of it they are different one. Who is leader?according to the maxim of Dale carnige"if your actions inspire others to dream more, do more and become more then you are a leader". Whose character inspires us, nobody's. Many leaders are in countries who has been charged for the crime, assassination, defalcation etc. Eventually, I will estate a line for the leaders that "they have more hairs than wit, more faults than hairs and more money than faults" which they use to dictate us.

Politics is meant for the betterment of the people of the country. If a rule is to passed, all the elected members should discuss about the pros and cons and then jump to any conclusion.

But there are many cases where the results are affected by the barrel of gun, ie gun power. Not only in passing the laws, some politicians use it to save themselves from crimes.

Many politicians have a good track record. But there are some politicians who have a FIR registered against them in the police station and they still are free because they have the power of the gun.

Hi friends,

I am partially agreed that politics are run by the barrel of gun, because in urban area where people are more safe, i.e they are protected by police force. That's why they are not so afraid from criminals. They are too much aware about politics, but in rural area or Maoist affected area peoples are afraid, they are forced to vote to a particular politician. They are not so protected, because they are far away from the urban area and police force is not able to help them in time, so compelled to vote on the barrel of gun.

Yes, I agree that politics is run by the barrel of gun. In our country political system is not a game of vote, it is a game of note. Politicians will pay bribes to public to vote for them or will show the gun power to win election. Because of corrupted political system and the politician still India is a developing country. So, my kind request to all, not to vote for those, on which there is a charge of so many cases registered in police station.

I don't think in present modern era this happens widely but it is in areas of Maoists and other backward regions where people are not educated and they have deficiency in aspects like money, proper laws and regulations, police control.

In these people we can see that these are weak people and the weaker you will be more chances are there for undue influence on you by any superior person.

Politics today is run by pots of gold more than barrel of the gun, according to me.

Politics run by gun power may be true in remote rural or Maoist affected areas where the people may be threatened with dire consequences. But this does not stand true for the developing or well developed regions of India.

People are more aware than ever now, also with the RTI coming into force many politicians have been exposed for wrongdoings.