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Can the Opposition Parties unite?

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Editor,

The recent election held in Meghalaya has proven to be amongst the messiest and most chaotic election in the history of the State. It was evident that the NPP would be forming  the government with the support of other parties and although it seemed at first that the other parties were trying to find a common ground to form the government, the recent support by the PDF and the UDP to the NPP and its allies has made it clear where their interests lie. Therefore, what has happened and what will happen with these parties cannot change and NPP without a doubt will form the government for the next 5 years and it needs to be a strong government. However, other than a strong government, what the state also needs is a strong Opposition, an Opposition that will not just sit silently, but will also raise questions and hold the government accountable. As Quoted by the famous American short story writer Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce  “Opposition: In politics is the party that restrains the government from violent insanity, undercutting its hamstrings.” It is a must for the Opposition to ensure that the ruling party will not make mistakes or make laws that favour their own interests. The Opposition also needs to be strong as they are equally responsible in upholding the best interests of the people of the country. Similarly, the current set of MLAs in the Opposition who belong to different political parties need to find a common ground and work together by transcending their selfish interests and instead stand against the government as a strong and firm Opposition. Only then will the state truly experience  democracy.

Yours etc.,

Reakor Shisha Kharkrang

Upper Shillong

Parliament at a standstill 

Editor,

For the last two days parliament has been at a standstill and continuous ruckus is going on. Karnataka assembly elections will be held next month and due to this reason all political parties will try to take advantage of this pandemonium without taking into consideration the economic situation through which the country is passing. It was predicted six months ago that recession will come in from the month of March and the same is proving correct as two banks in the USA had declared themselves insolvent. With this reasoning banking shares had been drastically downgraded. Due to the banking crises in the USA the entire banking sector will be adversely impacted.

In 2008 when there was a recession, our country faced that situation very boldly. Even PM Manmohan Singh satirically asked the USA to send their youth to India to get jobs here. The country today is critically facing a dire situation arising due to climate change. In the country there is strong heat wave which its people are facing after the year 1901.This year due to climate change the production of wheat will be lesser and in such circumstances government had imposed ban on export of wheat so that it can be supplied as free ration to eighty crore of its own citizens who live below poverty line.

As all of us are aware, various programmes are going on in connection with the G20 conference and it is the moral duty of each citizen that no wrong message goes outside the country. In this connection it is also expected from Rahul Gandhi that his utterances on foreign soil should not tarnish the image of the country.

There should not be any damage to the social fabric of the country. How strong this social fabric is among the various societies adopting various faiths is very much evident from the election results of the North Eastern States.

Once when Indira Gandhi was on a visit to a foreign country, a correspondent asked her some controversial questions about the Leader of the Opposition Party then. Indira Gandhi immediately replied that it was an internal matter of the country. Rahul Gandhi should also follow Indira Gandhi in matters concerning the country.

It is observed that in the last 3-4 Parliament sessions that Bills are being passed on the last two days without any discussion. In this manner the roots of democracy are weakened. Let us hope that democracy is strengthened in the country.

Yours etc.,

Yash Pal Ralhan

Via email

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