Friday, April 16, 2021

Need for Democracy - Power of people

 "The word democracy comes from the Greek words "demos", meaning people, and "kratos" meaning power; so democracy can be thought of as "power of the people": a way of governing which depends on the will of the people. ... A democracy, at least in theory, is government on behalf of all the people, according to their "will".

Reference :www.coe.int

Democracy is power to elect your own people government but shouldnt it not have a clause that if the elected government turns rogue . Power should be in people's hand to re-enforce order again . Thats the drawback in the modern constitutional laws , where electing alone is called democracy. It aren't! .

Internationally we have seen US under T president made grave decisions yet the nation had to wait till elections to overthrow him .  Here in India, situations are even worst with state elected MLAs [people elect parliament members] are taken to hotels and resorts locked inside to favour a particular part. Pathetic !

In the early years of independence, politics was service to people . Now its not, is mere power craze where state properties and funds are over powered by a party . Party is sponsored by a Corporate and forced to make favorable decisions towards national asset handling. 

Questions towards making a reform might be:

1] Whats circumstances does the government can be deemed rogue.

2] Creation of Autonomous body to enforce law . [ Protections against this body misusing power]. Selection and deselection clause.

3] Call for election [ min duration for re-election].