Saturday, April 04, 2009

India's constitution mandate for 2/3 majority - good or bad?

Recently I had a heated argument with my friend on Indian constitution rule which mandate to have 2/3 majority to form the central government. I am in view of having single largest party or at least lowering limit to 1/2 majority to form the government. Here are some of the reasons of my belief:

  1. Stop horse trading. With 2/3 majority mandate and with rise of local parties, interest goes more to form *alliance* with MPs of local parties which everybody know who it happens. In past we have seen this happening after election which is true horse trading. These government then only aims to fill their own pockets rather then keeping good progress. Even if we have good PMs like Manmohan & Vajpai, their hands are tied with such local parties who are not backed by whole India.
  2. Stop castism and secularism:- this goes to both UPA and NDA. Paries should have same view for any cast or any religion. Right now non NDA parties boost for muslim and cristens votes and for it they are going for wrong decisions which are not good for those people in long term. Simillarly NDA internally supports such elements which are not good for hindus as well. Castism is even more danjouries on which most of the parties want to play their cards.
  3. Free the governmne to take bold decisions
  4. Defence and internal securities massures:- it is known fact that political parties allows non-indian people to cross over the border and stay in India just for vote. These foreign elements then creates damages to India's security and socity.
I also know that having 1/2 majority or single party rule will lead to another set of problem like unity of the nation or not including all people of the country. But I would say.. lets try that.. current way of forming government is defenitly not going to help India anyway.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

2/3rd majority is not mandatory for formation of government in center. Its just half of the seats. Out of 543 seats, one party or an alliance(this days its the alliance which forms the govt) has to win 272 seats to be eligible for the govt formation. If there is a hung parliament, then one needs to garner support of 272 MPs in Loksabha and the govt is theirs.