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http://scroll.in/article/807804/the-daily-fix-whoever-takes-charge-uttarakhand-is-going-to-get-a-tainted-government Whoever takes charge, Uttarakhand is going to get a tainted government 8 hours ago Updated 8 hours ago Rohan Venkataramakrishnan Uphill Climb The fires may have subsided on Uttarakhand's hillsides, but the state is still in crisis mode because it doesn't have a government and any one that does take charge now will be coming with a tainted record. Days ahead of a floor test for Congress leader Harish Rawat's government, a new sting video has emerged which purportedly shows a Congress leader saying he had convinced the former chief minister to pay lakhs of rupees to Congress Members of Legislative Assembly. This is the second sting operation on Rawat by local news channel Samachar Plus, with the previous one also suggesting that he had used money to bring back rebel MLAs. The stings gain additional relevance because the Uttarakhand High Court will on Monday decide whether nine MLAs who earlier rebelled and were suspended by the speaker will get to vote in Tuesday's floor test. If the MLAs are suspended, it is likely that Rawat will have the numbers to prove a majority and once again be anointed chief minister. If they are allowed to vote, the BJP might be able to snatch the state away from the Congress. But either way, the government that takes charge will neither be clean, nor representative. Whatever the truth to allegations of horse-trading, it is evident that a classic Indian political farce is playing out. Both parties are attempting to convince MLAs to vote one way or the other, with little thought of policies, political ideology or the needs of their constituents. The Congress clearly neglected its MLAs in the state, or else this would not have been an issue to begin with. The BJP's greed for power saw it rush to declare President's Rule without following appropriate processes, a mistake that could see it lose the state. Meanwhile the state is still rebuilding after 2013's cloudburst disaster and now reeling from the effects of two arid years and massive forest fires. The people of Uttarakhand don't have much to look forward to, even if they do get a relatively stable government. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
