1) The wisdom of the people on their pattern of voting, mainly on caste lines, is divisive and harmful to the nation
2) There is lack of grace among the parties, vying to grab power at any cost. In a healthy democracy, the party with the most substantial number of seats could be allowed to govern; the reins held firmly by the others to ensure better administration.
3) The disparaging hideaway in the resorts, a mockery of democracy must end.
4) The despicable horse trading, the offer of ministerial berths and crores for support, indulged by all parties shake the very foundation of our democracy. The law enforcing agencies must pursue each case and perpetrators, irrespective of party affiliations, taken to task.
5) The surprising post-poll alliances between swearing adversaries, merely to grab power should not be allowed, unless under grave circumstances.
6) The reduced image of the legislature and the executive (governors), whose actions get frequently challenged in the judiciary, and often overturned. Clarity should be brought about at the earliest on the role of governors in ensuring bet democratic norms.
7) Media played a highly partisan role, some accusing the MLAs with adjectives like ‘lust for power’ and ‘ganging up’ etc., deviating in their objective news reporting. The trend is dangerous and could cause severe damage to the fabric of democracy.
Karnataka:
Thankfully I did not have to eat any humble pie and proved correct in my forecast of the political outcome, culminating in the quitting of Yeddyurappa, without seeking a vote of trust. The resignation was graceful and in the best traditions of democracy.
Congress has lost much of their ground in Karnataka despite being the second party had to play fiddle to a junior alliance partner Kumaraswamy of the JDS, and may not have reason to be euphoric. It does not change my stance on the weak leadership of the Congress party at the national level unless severe introspection and changes are made.
The Karnataka assembly, near equally divided is bound to be raucous, making governance difficult. The Central government ruled by the BJP could further add to the misery of the state government, at least until 2019 elections.
The power of the governors now need to be regulated and clearly defined, to reduce chances of discretion driven aberrations.
Democracy managed to scrape through against the might of money and muscle power, and the courts stand thanked. Thank you, your Lordships!
Sampath Kumar
Intrépide voix
p.s. The trolls and abuse by party sympathisers on the social networks need restraining. The loudest are perhaps the lousiest too, using uppercases to bark!
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Very informatjve article, thank you Sir.
Very informatjve article, thank you Sir.
You are welcome kumar