After every election nation watches with pain the bitter fight and manipulation played by political parties to secure a majority. This is contrary to spirit of democracy and casts a damaging spell on citizens mind and soul.
There must an open, transparent and systematic way to handle this.
This can be done in following manner:
1. After election result day, there should be mandatory assembly session very next day.
2. It should not be upto governor to call anyone to prove majority. Also no one should be made chief minister at this stage.
3. Protem speaker should be from single largest party.
4. Assembly session must be under supervision of Supreme Court observers and should be telecast live on national television.
5. There should be first proposal from single largest party and second proposal from second single largest party or group. Second proposal must be presented in case of first getting defeated. Voting must be held for both.
6. The winner must be invited to elect chief minister and form government.
In addition to this, everyone involved politicians, media and others must maintain decency. We must not forget electing a government is to serve people, not to get power. So there is no need to get bitter or show contempt to others. We must recall how Mahatma Gandhi fought even against Britishers. He never showed any indecency or contempt even though they were invaders. He only asked for nation's right to independence. He disobeyed bad laws but never showed any bitterness. Now we are showing hatred, contempt and bitterness against our own people. We are brothers and sisters and nation is strong only till we are one. We should not do anything that creates division and bitterness in society. Before we call ourself nationalist we must learn to behave like one. Mere chest thumping is of no use.
We have accountability towards nation and those who believe in this will never say or do anything against fellow citizens.
There must an open, transparent and systematic way to handle this.
This can be done in following manner:
1. After election result day, there should be mandatory assembly session very next day.
2. It should not be upto governor to call anyone to prove majority. Also no one should be made chief minister at this stage.
3. Protem speaker should be from single largest party.
4. Assembly session must be under supervision of Supreme Court observers and should be telecast live on national television.
5. There should be first proposal from single largest party and second proposal from second single largest party or group. Second proposal must be presented in case of first getting defeated. Voting must be held for both.
6. The winner must be invited to elect chief minister and form government.
In addition to this, everyone involved politicians, media and others must maintain decency. We must not forget electing a government is to serve people, not to get power. So there is no need to get bitter or show contempt to others. We must recall how Mahatma Gandhi fought even against Britishers. He never showed any indecency or contempt even though they were invaders. He only asked for nation's right to independence. He disobeyed bad laws but never showed any bitterness. Now we are showing hatred, contempt and bitterness against our own people. We are brothers and sisters and nation is strong only till we are one. We should not do anything that creates division and bitterness in society. Before we call ourself nationalist we must learn to behave like one. Mere chest thumping is of no use.
We have accountability towards nation and those who believe in this will never say or do anything against fellow citizens.
