The UPA wall

Some of these blocks are rationally backed up for instance,the excessively harsh Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh anti-terrorism laws have been rejected,because of the UPAs contention the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act already exists,and should suffice. Others are arbitrary and cussed why deny Jharkhand a university of technology,or scotch Bihars university reform initiatives? In many cases,permission has been withheld for certain bills in non-UPA states,even though similar laws already exist in other states,having received the presidential nod like MPs Vishesh Nyayalaya Vidheyak 2011. Sometimes,the bill seemingly disappears into the ether with no word either way. Chief ministers and cabinet ministers have to repeatedly petition the governor,or threaten to publicly agitate,for decisions to be taken. In many cases,the governor has kept the bill hanging,even though it is not within the governors powers to do so. Unfortunately,the Congress has patented a method of keeping opposition-ruled states in check,by ensconsing its own favourites in this all-important constitutional office. Governors then play blatantly partisan roles,chipping away at the trust and credibility of the institution itself.

What is alarming is the because-we-can way in which the UPA has obstructed so much sound and necessary legislation,and their inability to commit even to important common causes. Recently in Parliament,it has often blamed the BJP and its allies for placing their own interests over the nations,for holding up critical legislation like the GST,which they had earlier initiated and championed,for choosing to agitate rather than engage resulting in the kind of destructive impasse we witnessed in the last few sessions. And yet,the UPA is putting the same agenda to work in various NDA-ruled states,but doing it sneakily. Instead of carrying its legislative arguments if any through on the assembly floor as a vigorous opposition should,it finds circuitous ways to block the bills,using the Centres powers to harass state governments. At a time when the UPA stands accused of being politically insensitive to states,these methods further corrode the relationship with the opposition with which it needs to do business in Parliament.

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