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DrRajpalSingh
January 21st, 2014, 10:25 AM
After wishing a happy Republic Day let us look back on the progress of Indian Republic over the years and suggest how it can be strengthened by the Indian people to secure it against the challenges it is face to face today.

India won freedom on 15th August, 1947 and the new constitution framed under the leadership of Dr. Rajendra Prasad by the Constitution Assembly came into force on 26th January, 1950.

To commemorate the occasion, the Republic Day is celebrated every year as a National Festival with full solemnity, gusto and zeal to remind the people that Indian constitution has established a system of government that is run by the people, works for the people and the government is run by the elected representatives of the people of the country.

In spite of successful functioning of the system of the governance established in 1950 and improved upon from time to time, the basic nature of the Government established by the founding fathers of the constitution remains firmly rooted and weathered many a storm successfully over the years.

At present, terrorism, regionalism, communalism, naxalism and other divisive tendencies are trying to raise their ugly heads here and there.

The members are invited to share their views on these and other issues that seem to threat the Indian federal republic and parliamentary system and come out with suggestions how to further strengthen Indian Republic.

DrRajpalSingh
January 21st, 2014, 12:16 PM
Rise of regionalism in various parts of the country is one such challenge which is threatening the very roots of Federalism established by Indian Constitution where clear cut power to act by centre and states has been divided in three parts. They have Central List, State List and Concurrent list. But seemingly 'over bearing' Central government power has continued to rise time and again.

Earlier Sarkaria Commission had discussed this issue in detail and had given recommendations to effect smooth functioning of states and the Centre.

Latest row is newer in this field where Union Territory and Centre are at cross roads on the power sharing regarding Police Control. Does this question of power sharing by Central Government and Union Territory of Delhi Government would not adversely effect the federal structure or not? It is the moot question which is challenging the basic structure of our Constitution. What is the way out:

Should the regionalism prevail upon the Federal structure; does it weaken our national unity in any form or not? Should the present structure changed to fulfill the regional aspirations and to what extent ? Kindly come up with your views on the issue .

RajatSingh
January 21st, 2014, 01:12 PM
sir ji challenge to hie hi...............

aab police dilli ki sarkaar k niche to honi hi chahiye..............

Sheila ji ki sarkar mie bi yehi prob rehi to aur saara blame Sheila ji govt ki uper daal diya..........

jab jaago tabi savera........chalo Kezriwal ji ne hi sudh le li.................

lekin kezriwal ka aise logo ko pareshaan kerna bi thik nia hie................

kezriwal ko UPA govt se request kerni chahiye formally...........taki is problem acche se nipta jaye............

DrRajpalSingh
January 23rd, 2014, 03:24 PM
Welcome climbdown : Centre-state relations subtext in AAP protest is the heading of the editorial in today's The Tribune page 14. Log : www.tribuneindia.com dated 23 January, 2014.

DrRajpalSingh
January 23rd, 2014, 03:28 PM
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Welcome climbdown
Centre-state relations subtext in AAP protestTHE Aam Aadmi Party dharna in Delhi is over and life in the national capital returned to normal swiftly. Indeed, the idea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Cabinet leading the protest was as novel as it was controversial. The climbdown is welcome since there were no winners in this brinkmanship.
The CM wanted certain officers suspended because they did not carry out a raid on an alleged drug and prostitution racket in South Delhi. This is something his counterparts could have done in the blink of an eye. But given Delhi's special status, the police reports to the Union Home Minister rather than the CM. Ultimately, two policemen were sent on leave. At the core is an old issue. The Chief Minister also wants that the Delhi Police be brought under the state government. Kejriwal is not the first Delhi Chief Minister to demand that the police be answerable to him. During her 15-year tenure, his predecessor Sheila Dikshit too had a few run-ins with the police and had made a similar demand. Much of the criticism about the AAP protest is not about the issue, but the manner in which the CM came out in the streets.
The people of Delhi have reposed their faith in Kejriwal. They expect his government to deliver on its election promises, to govern effectively and sort out the many problems they face. Confrontations, agitations and brinkmanship are not the way to do that. In a democracy, good governance depends on following due process and ensuring the cooperation of various agencies of the state. On its part, the Centre, too, will have to work out a system in which both the state and Central governments have a role in handling the police, as is done in various national capitals in many parts of the world. The lack of a federal police force in India has led to some peculiar situations. Perhaps it is time to think of such a force and how it would interact with its counterparts in various states.

The full text is produced with due acknowledgements from www.tribuneindia.com for the benefit of the readers.

maddhan1979
January 28th, 2014, 08:42 AM
Is India again moving into family based political systems? If i remember correctly only feudal system arises from family based political thought process . Looking at the world in any big and successful economies like Amerika, Russia, China or strong European countries, we rarely find generation after generation political family leaders leading the nation and states.India in this perspective has been again enslaved by the image of Idol worship. Why are there political families and political communities leading the country?

India was build and had its foundations laid on secular principles, where religion had no scope of "ruling the lives of people". India's neighboring countries like Nepal, Pakistan, etc. were based on religious foundation and one can see the conditions prevailing in these countries.

Now looking down the line after so called "Independence", Is India again "going into the dark ages of freedom"? Everywhere you look there are big financial hubs of "religious gurus", all political parties have great patronage for these "religious gurus". Interestingly these are also the people who are amassing wealth and other resources at large scale. All media channels do several hours of broadcast, showing their thoughts and their large number of followers.

Most of the wars that this country had to face were due to religious forces, since the ancient times till the recent times. Bharat was divided based on the thought of religious ideologies.

Such political families, parties and religious organizations will always show us that the real threat lies from China, Pakistan and other outside forces, but i wonder who is the real threat in this and to this country? Is India really "Independent" or is it enslaved such political people/ families,religious organizations and mindset?

AbhikRana
January 28th, 2014, 10:39 PM
Are we actually a republic - a nation for the people, by the people and of the people?

* Where despite six decades of independence, a good over 30-40 percent people still subsist below poverty line despite Congress' efforts to redefine poverty line (those earning over Rs. 26/33 (Rural/urban) per day are not poor).
* Where farmers still commit suicides to escape the moneylenders.
* Where rich and fertile agricultural land is forcefully acquired by the govt. hand in gloves with rich builder lobby.
* Where innocent and peaceful citizens are mercilessly lathicharged irrespective of their age or sex as happened recently at Kejriwal dharna.
* Where soldiers are not respected. Indian soldiers are beheaded and our Foreign minister rolls out red carpet and has biryani with Pakistanis who in the first place are on an unofficial tour.
* Where ill gotten and stolen national wealth is getting cornered in the hands of the rich and mighty or stashed abroad in safe havens abroad.
* Where the politicians (especially Congress) act as commission agents who would do anything for or against national interest as long as they get their commission.
* Where women are not safe either at the hands of the common men or the political/apolitical establishment at the top.
* Where the political class (especially the Congress and its chappu (SP) and pappu (BSP)) are hell bent on dividing the country on religious and caste lines. Latest example is minority status to the prosperous Jain community by CONGRESS.
* Where the common man has no say in the decisions as to where and on what the national wealth should be spent/used.
* Where the govt. like erstwhile mughal rulers is putting in its best efforts to squeeze out the last penny from the pocket of the common man.

Though every year we celebrate Republic Day by spending crores and crores of exchequer money while countless poor go hungry every day on the streets, the question remains - are we actually a republic in the true sense of the word.

PS. I respect our constitution which has all the good intentions for the citizens, though over the decades even it has got adulterated with countless votebank centered and politically motivated amendments by these men of straw (the term used by Sir Winston Churchill for the Indian politicians and rightly so).