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Nov

Need to be seen to be fair

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As expected, the starting week of the Winter Session of Parliament witnessed stormy scenes and adjournments.  There has been sufficient stuff to anticipate this.  Alleged irregularities in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, prosecution of Gautam Adani in a US court, violence and deaths in police firing in Sambhal in UP and the Waqk Property Bill.  We all know that the noisy scenes and adjournments in the two Houses of Parliament mean a huge loss of public money and valuable time to discuss the critical problems before the country. Parliament is the highest forum for a well-informed debate on crucial issues leading to mass 1awareness of these issues and a definite move towards 1settling these issues to take the country forward.  Against this what our elected representatives do is to indulge in a crucial exercise of confrontation.  It brings down the morale of the country, especially of its youth and undermines their confidence in democratic polity.  Both the treasury branches and the opposition parties are to blame for this.  It is beyond anybody's comprehension why the Modi government cannot allow discussion on the Adani prosecution if it has nothing to conceal, especially when the issue is being discussed in government circles and media in many big and small countries.  Similarly, issues like Sambal violence and police firing are a matter of national shame and no one should shy away from a debate on it. 

 

At A Glance
The opening week of the Winter Session of Parliament was marked by significant disruptions, highlighting ongoing political tensions. Key issues, including alleged irregularities in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the prosecution of Gautam Adani in a U.S. court, and violence in Sambhal, have led to heated debates and frequent adjournments.
FRIDAY FUSS
By Prof Pradeep Mathur
Such confrontations waste public resources and undermine the effectiveness of parliamentary discussions on critical national matters. Both the ruling party and the opposition share responsibility for this impasse, which diminishes public trust in democracy, particularly among the youth.

 

I am no believer in conspiracy theories and have no technical expertise to say whether EVMs can be manipulated or not to tamper with public mandate.   But still, one thing can be said without fear of contradiction.  The election process, like justice, should not only be absolutely fair, but it should also appear to be fair.   How come huge crowds at the rallies of India Alliance leaders and empty chairs at the rallies of BJP leaders do not get reflected in the poll verdict is an intriguing question to answer. Such things do create suspicions in the people's minds,  which is something harmful for our democracy of which we are so proud of as a nation.  I think this is the time when the  Election Commission takes political leaders of all parties as well as learned

members from all walks of life and convinces them about the total fairness of the electoral process.  Such an exercise is essential to convince everybody that our democratic process is beyond any shadow of a doubt.

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