>The maintainence of law and
order is in the exclusive domain of the State.........a subject, in
which >the Centre does not poke it's nose.
**** I don't know anybody suggesting that.
But the question is WHY? Why does the state govt.,elected and
framed in the image of the great Indian democratic regime, NOT enforce
the laws? What seems to be the problem? If I remember correctly, the
PM waxed eloquent several times in recent weeks how 'democracy' cannot
solve any problem?
Well?
At 6:22 PM -0700 9/6/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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I am in agreement with Nripen Gogoi's viewpoint. The maintainence of law and order is in the exclusive domain of the State.........a subject, in which the Centre does not poke it's nose. Moreover, Kerala High Court's path-breaking verdict, delivered in July 1997, was upheld by the SC Court of India, making bandhs illegal. The SC opined clearly that no one has the fundamental right to obstruct civic life. In regard to the bandh, by one section of the AGP, one of the editorials (The Sentinel) had focussed aptly on this issue. A direct quote given below, from the said editorial (The Sentinel July 11, 2005) will perhaps convey the right flavour.
"But the way out does not lie in forcing other people, who have nothing to do with the party, to share their anger through bandhs and road blocks. Though it is natural for political leaders to have exaggerated ideas about themselves, yet for the man in the street the expulsion of Mahanta is just one of the many dramatic occurrences in the State's political scene. Therefore, rushing out to the streets and bringing public life to a halt will serve little purpose. Rather, such tactics are bound to boomerang and alienate the people further. Therefore, the democratic course open for those AGP workers who are unhappy about the decision on their leader, is either to quit the party or continue with their efforts to make their viewpoint acceptable within the party."
KJD.
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