Laws
can be complex !
While
unambiguous when it comes to punishing the guilty , laws must have built-in
provisions to protect the innocent against blackmail / harassment thru
frivolous use.
Team Anna
should keep this in mind while framing their version of “ Right to Recall “
bill [ RTR ]
They must
ask – and answer – following questions :
Ø
How
many voters are there in that constituency ?
Ø
How
many voters were there when that representative [ MP / MLA / Corporator etc ],
got elected ?
Ø
What
%age of voters voted in that election ?
Ø
What
%age of cast votes did that representative get ?
Ø
What
should be the minimum %age of voters who will be required to sign the recall
petition – mentioning their UID / PAN / Voter ID ?
Ø
Who
should the petition be addressed to ? Speaker ? President ?
Ø
Should
petition contain specific charges, substantiated by evidence against that
representative ?
Ø
Which
agency shall investigate the charges and on whose order ?
Ø
If
referendum is to be resorted to, which agency shall order the referendum and
when ?
Ø
Who
will conduct the referendum ?
Ø
Will
referendum seal the fate of that representative thru a simple majority of those
voting – irrespective of the no of voters in that constituency ?
Ø
Will
the concerned representative have a right to defend himself ?
Ø
Can
any action be taken against the petitioning voters if the petition is
found to be frivolous ? Should they be debarred from voting for 15 years ?
Ø
If
found guilty and re-called , will the concerned representative be allowed to
contest in the next election ? Or , should he be debarred for 15 years ?
Ø
Depending
upon the extent of the guilt, will there be punishment of the concerned
representative in addition to recall ?
Obviously,
this is not an exhaustive list and Team Anna should invite public to add to
these
We must not
throw out the baby with the bath-water !
With
regards
hemen
parekh
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hemen
parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com [ Res ]
hcparekh@RecruitGuru.com [ Off
]
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