Vindictive attitude by state authorities - is there a place for redressal?
Many tricky situations have not been addressed and there seem to be need for one more commission or omsbudsman .
The constitution is not clear on many issues.
Confrontation is the mantra of state governments who are ruled by parties not in central government.
Many agitations are engineered by the so called opposing state governments in the name of democracy .Name calling ,challenging individuals ,governments in power ,laws enacted is the new trend.
But the unkindest cut is in external affairs ,defence,home issues who are very dangerous,unpatriotic and untimely.
Many governments with its power cannot tolerate suggestions,dissent, well meant criticism ,and broad advices.
They initiate action by using police,lawyers ,petty municipality rules ,finally mouth piece newspapers to heap abuses, blackmail,subdue,punish and harass anybody and every body and none can stop them not even courts .
The health of democracy in some states need attention for in the long run, autocracy is the norm in many states .
It is being institutionalised .
Industries,media houses,Individuals have to rethink if they have to survive without airing opinions and become submissive.
Time to do some loud thinking to restore balance between states and center.
Jaihind. more
Economical Democracy(ED) and/or Democratic Economy(DE) are not anybody's hand-tools . They prevail as per the Power and Rule of Knowledge which in turn enforce the Power and Rule of Law .
Hence Representatives of People are popular as the Law-makers.
Law-breakers , whoever are, were and will be , rejected in Elections in Democracy . more
Central Government's Institutions are on merit based and such States get them and at the same time, no State is given step-motherly treatment.
For instance, the Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI) has won the town of Rajahmundry , East Godavari District , Andhra Pradesh . more