The government in Andhra Pradesh is literally at a standtill. Ministers, loyal to the erstwhile CM YSR and his son Jagan are refusing to work under the current CM Rosiah. Meetings called to discuss the flu situation and rising prices saw either muted or no participation from the ministers. The ministers' primary responsibility is towards the citizens of the state. Then come the loyalties to politicians. Sadly this is a forgotten issue. The Congress is notorious for its sycophancy. While this has been generally observed in favour of the Gandhi family this time it is being observed at the state level.
The Congress high command is a worried lot and has asked the chief supporter of the Jagan-for-CM campaign KVP Ramachandra Rao to stay put in Delhi. The fact of the matter is that quite a few of the ministers were chosen by YSR and hence their support for Jagan is a matter of survival as much as or more than their loyalty to YSR. However as usual the victim in this entire drama is the common man. Article 356 can be imposed if there is breakdown of Constitutional machinery in the state. I believe the current situation is a prime example for this, and for an internal emergency. But which party in power will use this power against its own government.
Also I think it is within the CM's power to recommend the removal of the non-functioning ministers to the Governor. But then again, who has the guts to do this? I don't think Rosiah can dare to do anything without the Congress high command's approval, for though he is a CM, he is but a member of a national party, where the major power is vested at the central level.
On a sidenote a recently released McKinsey report says that even if India maintains an expected 7.5% growth rate over the next two decades, it will still be among the most energy efficient economies of the world. On one side we have this kind of India just waiting to take its position among the great powers of the globe and on the other we have our politicians doing their every bit to further their self interests with no regard for the consequences of their practices.
Till when will this drama in Andhra continue? In a bigger sense till when will India be held hostage by politicians?
The Congress high command is a worried lot and has asked the chief supporter of the Jagan-for-CM campaign KVP Ramachandra Rao to stay put in Delhi. The fact of the matter is that quite a few of the ministers were chosen by YSR and hence their support for Jagan is a matter of survival as much as or more than their loyalty to YSR. However as usual the victim in this entire drama is the common man. Article 356 can be imposed if there is breakdown of Constitutional machinery in the state. I believe the current situation is a prime example for this, and for an internal emergency. But which party in power will use this power against its own government.
Also I think it is within the CM's power to recommend the removal of the non-functioning ministers to the Governor. But then again, who has the guts to do this? I don't think Rosiah can dare to do anything without the Congress high command's approval, for though he is a CM, he is but a member of a national party, where the major power is vested at the central level.
On a sidenote a recently released McKinsey report says that even if India maintains an expected 7.5% growth rate over the next two decades, it will still be among the most energy efficient economies of the world. On one side we have this kind of India just waiting to take its position among the great powers of the globe and on the other we have our politicians doing their every bit to further their self interests with no regard for the consequences of their practices.
Till when will this drama in Andhra continue? In a bigger sense till when will India be held hostage by politicians?
3 comments:
very rightly said! may be u n i shud start campaigining abt politics drama in the state!
on a serious note, for next 4.5years AP gonna be on a downtrend for sure! nt being very pessimistic here... more a realist!
quite possible :(
You caught the right pulse of politicians but I hope no one can come with a cure for this !! All the loyality is centred at the monetary returns each one of these politicians.Even the high command knows this. They are just looking for a person who can calm down the state and the oppositions during the dacoity that is about to happen !! This set of politicians are trying to post a threat arising of their fear of existence. If that were fulfilled, they would support anyone or they would even deny their beloved leader now :) !!
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