My India, my pride.

My India, my pride.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

What next??

According to the Constitution, India is a democratic country. This fact is quite controversial! Different people have different point of views on this issue. Is our country  mature enough for a Parliamentary form of democracy?-the question has been raised in so many peoples' mind. According to few, "Parliamentary form of democracy is nothing but a "derision"...It is a myth"..Someone addressed "DEMOCRACY" AS "LEMOCRACY"..But my point of view is not that much negative on this particular issue..This is not the topic of our discussion.

Last year, 2010 was a shameful year of the world's biggest democracy, India. Parliament had been disrupted for so many reasons. But "disruption' is not the new one.It has become a "TRADITION"...We are all used to it. But wash out of the entire session of the Parliament was SHOCKING... It was something which happened for the 1st time after the independence of the country. The deadlock in Parliament led to a huge wastage of public money. For the first time the Parliament has seen a complete shutdown. The deadlock between the Opposition and Government refused to die and continued with mudslinging from both sides equally.

 The wash out was due to standoff between the government and the Opposition over 2G spectrum scam. Opposition paralyzed Parliament during the Winter Session with no substantial business transacted in the 22 sittings that began on November 9. Opposition demanded  for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe into the 2G spectrum allocation issue. But was that really necessary when the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the Supreme Court were looking into it. It was also pointed out that a retired Apex Court judge was inquiring into the spectrum-related issues since 2001.
Anyway, to save the Budget session from disruption, finally the Government agreed to form JPC on February 22, 2011. On 24th February  proposes to form JPC in the Parliament. 30 member  committee will be formed comprises of 20 Lok Sabha members and 10 Rajya Sabha members. A good thing about the committee is not only the big parties but also the small parties will also participate in the procedure.
If these people want to proceed further by mutual understanding, then no problem with that. But some question and confusion are still remain.
It is hard to say how much we trust the "representatives" whom we chose and sent to the Parliament. It is also hard to say that how much maturity they showed!!!!!!Once I heard to say a little boy, "Parliament means that place, where people fight and quarrel with each other". I don't think that he was wrong! I don't know which kind of example we are setting to the entire world.
Throwing mud to each other can never be the solution. We have to understand that. JPC shouldn't be treated like any other committee which are merely a formality. The formation of JPC is not the end of all the  responsibilities but this is just the beginning! The entire world is eagerly awaiting for the future! -WHAT NEXT??



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