Peoples Sovereignty Demonstrated By Parliament to Uncivil Society of Hazare & co.
Though yesterday the whole Parliament appealed Mr.Anna Hazare to end his ‘fast ‘ with an assurance by Government that the JanLokpal Bill would be debated along with ‘ other Bills’ in the Parliament, the latter did not paid heed to the appeal of the highest institution of the Nation representing 120 Cr. People.
Today on 26th August the Parliament demonstrated its supremacy by adhering to rules and business of the House.
Several political parties have now started expressing their views on the paramount Constitution, Parliament, Parliamentary procedures for legislating, our Democracy and the need for a Lokpal within the ambit of Constitutional framework.
The BJP whose ‘Constitutional Morality ‘ has always been in question due to its brahmanical & casteist view embedded in the Hindu irreligion as ordained by the shastras. It is playing a dirty ‘political game’ to ensure that the JanLokpal Bill which is anti-Constitutional, anti-Democratic, anti-People and anti-Human Rights [ see yesterdays blog ] is forced upon the Parliament. But it wont succeed in its game plan to subvert the Constitution.
The Dalit Angle:
Mayawati has taken an important stand from point of view of “federalism” by stating that legislating the Lokayukta is a prerogative of States and not the Centre. Not only upon the issue of ‘Lokayukta’ but upon the Goods & Service Tax(GST) proposed in 115th Constitutional Bill the States must exert the ‘Federal ‘ provisions enacted in part XI,XII,XIII,XIV of the Constitution of India or else our polity would become excessively ‘unitary’ than ‘federal’ that would further curtail the representative aspect of our Democracy. The ‘Union of India’ must not came to mean a ‘Unitary State’ without proper representation , responsibilities & power to the various communities, minorities and regions.
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar ‘father of Constitutional India’ was very much in favour of ‘Union India’ ( a strong Centre ) with ‘FRs’ and other safeguards for minorities, but equally in favour of “federalism” with the creation of ‘small states ‘ and an electoral system of ‘plural member constituency with cumulative voting’ that which will be a major agenda of electoral reforms to make our Democracy more representative by changing the present ‘first past the post system’ which install a Government with minority votes. Is Mr.T.N. Seshan speaking about a fundamental electoral reforms on parties, laws, funding etc or otherwise? We shall certainly put an ‘Ambedkarite Perspective’ upon this matter latter.
UN Convention & Human Rights:
Now new thoughts like those of Jaiprakash Narayan of Loksatta who in his draft is stating that the UN Charter Against Corruption ( UNCAC ) 2003 has authorised the ‘Indian State’ to enact a uniform law of Lokpal & Lokayuktas even for the States. We don’t know J.P.s Knowledge of International law & Human Rights. But we are clear that UNCAC,2003 asks the State Parties to legislate anti-corruption laws and institutions “within” their Constitutional & Legal framework; and J.P. to be more honest also for Private sector ( refer article 6(2), 20,30(2),56,65(1),12&21 of UNCAC,2003). Why nobody in the anti-corruption campaign are speaking to bring Private sector, Businesses, NGOs, Media, Temples & religious bodies into the ambit of Lokpal, Lokayukta or any other independant body established under the rule of law ? Is this not abetting caste based corruption for the so called trivarnikas. This is confining the arena of corruption only to public services which is not only wrong, but immoral & unjust.
Taking this opportunity about international law & Human Rights, we want to ask as to why not legislate upon the Convention on elimination of all forms of discrimination,1966;Civil & Political Rights,1966; Economic, Social & Cultural Rights,1966 that Indian State has ratified.
Let us end ‘caste discrimination’ which is the ‘mother of all problems of India’ ( and now also becoming a problem where the so-called traivarnikas has migrated in the World) by legislating & formulating a Law & Policy under the Convention of Racial Discrimination,1966.
Let us fulfil Civil & Political rights by repealing many provisions of IPc , CrPc, Armed Forces Act etc, which deny these Rights. Even the ‘draconian powers’ & unjust punishments envisaged by JanLokpal violate these rights.
Let us enact the Economic, Social & Cultural Rights,1966 to fullfill the ‘Directive Principles of State Policy ‘ ( Part IV ) and enable the creation of ‘Welfare State’ that is being attacked by market forces & (un) civil society of brahmanical caste interests under the guise of economic reforms.
We all will have to agree upon the ‘Annihilation of Caste’ as envisaged by Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar to abolish all sorts of discrimination based on caste, class, religion, gender, ethnicity for the formation of an ‘ ideal society ‘ to realise ‘Social & Economic Justice’, the two fundamental principles upon which Human Rights law rests.
We give a call to People like Jaiprakash Naryan and other HRs activists to make their mind clear upon Human Rights, other Conventions of UN and do not misinterpret them.
We “must end corruption” not only from Public Sector but also from Private Sector, Busineses, NGOs, and Religious Bodies by different set of Lokpals , other anti-corruption bodies & multi-dimensional socio-economic changes and technological & changes in system. But what would matter more is to build up a society based on ‘golden principles’ of Indian Constitution viz. Equality,Liberty,Fraternity & Justice + Dhamma ( i.e. universal humanism and morality ).
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