I am sorry for those who may think that the article is
persuasive. It is not intended at all to change your mind set. Vote for whom
you think will be the most capable. The
whole lot is in your hand, so try for the best exercise.
I am from Wangphu gewog, which falls under Deothang-Gomdar
constituency. It was bifurcated from Gomdar gewog. It is small Gewog that host
sixteen villages, 380 households with population of approximately three
thousand. I was lucky that MP is from Wangphu Gewog. Lucky doesn’t mean his
partiality over developmental activities or anything of sort that the people may
think. Lucky justifies my indulgent frankly or with no tension in public
meetings at Geowog and village and the promises that he made during his
campaign were all fulfilled.
My Cambridge Advanced Learner Dictionary says politician is
a member of a government or law- making organization. I was in fact looking for
something that will describe how and what type the politician should be. Should
he/she be talkative or persuasive? What qualities doe’s politician should
possess?
What should be the characteristics of politician? I think
the qualities of politician are his natural characters, while may be some of
the qualities are as a result of external influences. The best quality in
politician is honesty. Reliability and trustworthiness can rule the
faithful and effective politician. The politician who is promising is naturally
-backed by skills, experiences, intelligence and integrity. When all combine
together they achieve their goals. What
is he preaches must be captured and displayed through truth, sincerity,
frankness and practice. The responsibility must be accounted to accountability.
When he/she makes decision, he/she should accept responsibility for his/her
actions and his words. The same should be when they deal with people. When
he/she makes promises, he/she shouldn’t be otherwise for to keep the same.
Loving people with all his heart, mind, soul, and power and striving to help
them, label as a responsible politician.
No doubt, MP Ugyen Dorji suffices all above mentioned. He is
a politician who keeps his words as the top priority. He speaks less. Be it in the National Assembly hall or be it with the people, he always
talks less but when he do, he targets to the point.
The only major promises that he kept during his campaign was
farm road to Gewog and further to Yarphu via Pangthang village; electricity in
the Gewog and mobile services. Soon after DPT government started ruling, the
promises that he kept started flowing in one after another. Among all, first
the Gewog got its mobile services connectivity, both Tcell and Bmobile. When the
people were struggling to get charged of their mobile phones from the solar
batteries, soon the villages were brightened up with electricity. The seasonal mandarin business became so easy in terms of transportation when the snaky farm road made its way through
the maize fields decorated with mandarin trees and rough terrains. Thus the
major campaign promises were all fulfilled under Wangphu Gewog.
There are many accomplished minor developmental activities
which is ultimate necessity of the people in the Gewog. Two hostels for the
students of Yarphu and Wangphu Community Primary School were constructed. Construction of BHU (Basic Health Unit) and Gewog office were also completed. The drinking water in the villages were renovated
and supplied with extra pipelines. The crucial striving for the people when
they have to feed water for their cattle during winter was sufficed when safe
Drinking Water was made available on the sloppy terrain around Om Zor Nay.
Among all, for the depriving parents and the hard working sons/daughters,
the issue of Security Clearance Certificate (SCC) or No Objection Certificate (NOC)
was resolved. Now we can see Wangphupa students pursuing higher studies to
become doctor, engineer, teacher….
Seemed the Gewog was waiting for the bifurcation from Gomdar.
Soon it was bifurcated and DPT (Druk Phuentsum Tshogpa) government started functioning,
the developmental activities started blooming like the sky with stars. I on
behalf of the people of the Gewog and on my own behalf I would like to thank
DPT government and in particular our honorable MP Dasho Ugyen Dorji for the having
developed the Gewog, which make people ease to work which ultimately is the hundred
percent fulfillment of promises. I wish Dasho a good journey ahead for the upcoming election.