Presidential
or Coalition Government ?
Shri Shashi Tharoor bats for Presidential form of government
I bat for a Coalition Form of government
Let readers debate ( - for a consensus to emerge ? )
In a recent article for “ project Syndicate “ , Shashi Tharoor said :
“ Elections to India’s 29 states, spread
over many phases, are invariably seen as a plebiscite on the national
government of the day
And this puts pressure on Prime
Ministers to frequently leave aside their role as leader of the country to act
as leader of their party
With a more expansive and predictable
election cycle, India’s leaders would be able to move beyond the unpleasant
business of political consideration, and settle down to governance
In that shift in focus, lies a
presidential system’s ultimate vindication “
MY BELIEF :
As seen in yesterday’s defeat of TRUMPcare ( to replace OBAMAcare ) , it is
evident that, even a Presidential form of government in USA , could not ensure “ Sabka Saath , Sabka Vikas “ !
But my suggestion for a Coalition Government ( see blog below ), would
have ensured passage of a similar bill in India’s Lok Sabha !
Sunday, 2 October 2016
This
has reference to my yesterday's blog :
where
I suggested ,
*
Expand Union Government cabinet to 100 Ministerial positions ( 20% of Lok Sabha
membership )
*
Allot Ministerial positions to ALL parties
in proportion to their number of seats in Lok Sabha
As
my friend Gurudatta had earlier pointed out, this arrangement will do away with
the concept of OPPOSITION
Since
this suggestion is bound to send shocks through the Political Fabric of India , here are
some aftershocks :
*
Without any danger of a " Vote of No
Confidence " , every government will last its full 5 year tenure
*
Government will not need to " reach
out " to opposition members. Being part of Collective Responsibility , each
Minister will go out and " sell "
a Cabinet decision to other MPs belonging to his party
*
Budget provisions will be easy to get approved
*
Bills will cease to be controversial and get passed quickly
*
Debates in Lok Sabha will get much shorter, to the point - and much more polite
( no name calling ) !
*
There will be fewer Zero Hour questions
and fewer " Points of Order "
needing ruling by the Speaker
*
Lok Sabha attendance - and
consequent productivity - will
improve vastly
Along
with this suggestion , we must also introduce mobile app ,
If
a MP fails to come up to the expectations of the Voters of his constituency ,
he will get " Re-called "
and lose his seat in the Lok Sabha !
Horror
of horror !
If
that happens , his party's share ( percentage ) in Lok Sabha will come down ,
with consequential loss of a Minister-ship
!
Would
not that be a strong incentive for every party to insist / demand , the highest
standard of " Performance "
of its elected MPs ? I think , each party will set up an internal process
to evaluate performance of its members
Now
couple this with my earlier suggestion whereby every candidate must sign (
e-Signature ) and accept to implement , a voters' " Charter of Demand " ,
uploaded on the web site of the Election
Commission , making it easy for the voters of his constituency to
judge / evaluate / rate , his performance
This
will be one Earth-Quake which
will change the factors in our Governance
Equation !
26 March 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
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With Regards,
hemen
parekh
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