Monday, September 5, 2011

Let Parliament function

The issue of appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat by Governor without taking advice from the state council of ministers may appear to be an act of biased manner, affronting the state Cabinet but whether the Governor’s action is right or wrong is to be decided by the court of law and for that reason parliamentary business must be jeopardised.The BJP has been disrupting the House since August 30 accusing the Gujarat Governor of acting without the aid and advice of the state Cabinet while appointing R A Mehta as Lokayukta. The BJP has been demanding recall of the Governor.
The Narendra Modi government of BJP in Gujarat sees the act of Governor as unconstitutional under the direction of the UPA government at the Centre. There is no doubt that Governors in the state are virtually the agents of Central government irrespective of political affiliations, and not of the President. There is regular allegation from different states that Governors are not doing according to the wishes of the Cabinet. The charge of acting partially disrespecting the Constitution against the govcernors is not new.
Generally, the post of Governors is meant for either defeated politicians of the ruling political parties at the Centre or the retired top bureacrates of government leaning. So, their being fair in action is always suspect.
The enormous amount of public ex-chequer is spent on the post of governoprs. It is a ceremonial constitutional post that is generally used by the Centre to keep control on the opposition ruling party in the state. This practice has been adopted by all political parties that have come to power at the Centre till now.
BJP itself is not above the charge of this nature when it was in power at the Centre .So, it makes no sense that Parliament should be rocked over the action of Governor in the state while the proper place to address this type of constitutional violation is the court of law and not the Parliament. Parliament has been rocked for the third consecutive day on the issue of undemocratic appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat as BJP members, with support from Left parties, created pandemonium leading to repeated adjournments.
BJP being the main responsible opposition party must not hold up important parliamentary business for the action of Governor in the appointment of Lokayukta in the state of Gujarat.The main opposition party has also important role in the smooth running of Parliament in the interest of the nation. Parliamentary business is directly related to the problem of the people and nation as well. So, in the interest of the nation, all opposition parties must help get the House and let the business completed .
But at the same time, the wrong doing of the government must be taken to appropriate platform to set it right.

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