Everybody talks of the supremacy of the parliament:See http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2400160.ece
What I don't understand is this: The people (atleast who really support the cause of anti-corruption) do NOT have faith in the members who constitute the parliament. And, when one does not have faith in its members, how would (s)he trust the system (system:the parliament as the supreme democratic unit of the Nation)? I think we need to step back and ask ourselves "Are we interested in preserving the existing system, that is the supremacy of the parliament, or, are we interested in bringing a strong anti-corruption system?"
Secondly, I read somewhere that BJP is now supporting the demands of Team Anna while a few days ago they had outright rejection of the demands. If that was truly a sincere resolution, I appreciate it. However, given the whimsical and corrupt attitudes of the politicians in general,as an ordinary citizen, I am disinclined to believe there are no ulterior motives - maybe even to bring down this government so that they can come to power.
Third, Rahul Gandhi's voice is coming out prominently now - after about 10 days of Anna's fast. Am I to believe that he didn't have any opinions earlier? All I can think of is that Congress is playing a very tactful drama to bring Rahul into leadership. Disgusting drama.
2 comments:
Mr.Vignesh,
The Parliament is not supreme ; in UK it is so.In India the Constitution is supreme. However, the Constitution can only be amended by the Parliament! It is also possible for the Supreme Court to intervene whenever the BASIC STRUCTURE is contravened by any body because the Supreme Court can interpret the provisions of the Constitution.
Look at our Home Minister's explanation that selling a licence given to an organisation is different from selling the equity of the Company.We have such areas to confound and confuse our grey matter!
Mr. Venkataraman,
I think the point I was trying to make is that there is a disconnect between parliament and people. It is for the people the parliament exists and when people are not satisfied with the parliament and oppose its view, the parliament is bound to listen to the people. The same applies to constitution as well. If there can be something good coming out of changing the constitution, it must be changed.
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