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Credibility of parliamentary system getting
questioned: Somnath
Tuesday August 14, 2012 12:31:46 PM,
IANS
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Kolkata: Observing
that the "workability of democratic set-up of the country was
getting questioned", former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee
Monday called for initiatives to get democracy back on track.
"After more than six decades of our Independence, we have come to
a stage, when questions are being asked about the workability of
our democratic set up based on the Parliamentary system and about
the utility and relevance of our vital democratic institutions,"
Chatterjee said here.
He was addressing a seminar on "Strengthening Parliamentary
Democracy" in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly on the occasion
of its platinum jubilee celebrations.
Stressing on the need for political reforms, Chatterjee called for
initiatives to restore democracy back on track and winning back
confidence of the people. He also advocated the people's right to
recall their elected representatives.
"To my mind, to begin with, the people must have the power to
recall their elected representatives in the event of the latter
not acting in tune with their interests. This will send a message
to political parties and their politicians who do not follow the
norms of democracy in the electoral arena," he said.
Speaking on the issue of corruption, Chatterjee said: "The issue
of probity in pubic life has assumed an added significance in our
political system and what have brought the issue to the centre
stage are the influence of money and muscle power in our electoral
processes and the resultant aberrations of politics."
He also said that politics in the country has an image of
"intrigue, hatred, venality, disorder and anarchy, strongly
detested by our people".
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