Mid-Term Elections
The Manmohan Singh-led UPA government’s second term has now become infamous for its inability to legislate. Starting with the winter session of 2010, a series of sustained interruptions by the Opposition has meant that the current Lok Sabha is the most disrupted in all of independent India’s history. The Opposition, some civil society groups, and the media have a long list of complaints against Singh’s Cabinet. There seems to be no way to resolve the logjam.
Perhaps, the best thing that can happen to India is a mid-term general election in 2012. It would give citizens an opportunity to elect a new government with a renewed mandate to take decisions. It is time India stopped dragging its feet on decisions and focus on bringing about inclusive growth.
(This story appears in the 06 January, 2012 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
I heard Mr. L.K Advani speaking in Parliament about the black money issue. He claims he had a discussion with Assange and pleaded to release the list list of names. According to him, Assange has pacifed him by saying he has names of all names of black money holders and would release this soon for the world to see. The camera peeked at Mr. Singh and he had a grin on his face.
on Dec 28, 2011