There is not one flaw in India's constitutional democracy that the present regime has not exposed or exploited:
1. Office of the Governor;
2. Judges appointments;
3. Appointments to other institutions and tribunals;
4. The virtual unassailability of the decisions of ...1/
1. Office of the Governor;
2. Judges appointments;
3. Appointments to other institutions and tribunals;
4. The virtual unassailability of the decisions of ...1/
...the speaker of assembly or Loksabha(Money Bill/ Disqualification for defection; not allowing the introduction of no confidence motion);
5. The office of VP and his powers over removal of judges;
6. Finance Commission
7. Post retirement posts.
Etc. Etc. 2/
5. The office of VP and his powers over removal of judges;
6. Finance Commission
7. Post retirement posts.
Etc. Etc. 2/
These structural flaws are obviously pre-existing and we have had proofs of concept demonstrated to us before. What we are seeing now though is exploitation of each of those flaws at once with absolutely no sense of shame or apology. 3/
Whether it is the Congress or TMC or BSP or CPM or AAP, if there is no commitment to address and eliminate each of these structural flaws, you simply do not deserve to contest the 2019 elections. 4/
The fragility of the whole establishment of our State has so wonderfully been demonstrated by this government. Simply screaming from rooftops about communalism or fake news or Nirav modi or rafale deal, I am afraid ...5/
...is going to do nothing at all to arrest the collapse of the Indian State - regardless of the 2019 election results. 6/6.
