Rahul Gandhi should be praised for his honest confession of being at advantage with surname ‘Gandhi’ in dynastic system in Indian politics. Even though the young chap who recently got international applause for being visualised as rising star in Indian politics inherits all qualities of being a smart leader, yet system needs to be reformed by setting a retirement-age of say 65 years to contest direct elections to check political dynasty which is being largely misused by Indian politicians in general to run politics as business-shops for minting money. System will induce young talent to enter political system.

HOLIDAYS IN PAY PANEL REPORT

Retaining birthday of Mahatma Gandhi as National Holiday in sixth Pay-panel report is contrary to his noble ideals advocating hard work. Rather 2nd October should be made extra work-day by increasing working hours in offices by one hour on this day. Political rulers can offer flower tributes on Rajghat in early morning hours without causing traffic-disturbance on busy city-roads.

Rather extra work-days can then be made on birthdays of all those political rulers for which their followers presently demand holidays!

ON POLL REFORMS


It refers to writ filed in Supreme Court challenging election of Laloo Prasad Yadav from Chapra Lok Sabha constituency on 31.05.2004 after he had already taken oath as Lok Sabha member on 26.05.2004 to represent Madhepura constituency. All such confusions and unfair practices can and should be effectively checked by urgent reforms so that a person may not be allowed to contest from more than one constituency or for both Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha. Even a sitting Parliamentarian may first have to resign from his/her seat before contesting polls for the state-legislature or taking oath as ministers in the state and vice-versa. Even a Rajya Sabha may be allowed to contest for Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha only after he/she resigns from Rajya Sabha and vice-versa. There have been cases when persons like Madanlal Khurana contested for both Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha with an aim to become Chief Minister in case his party would have attained majority in Vidhan Sabha or otherwise he would retain Lok Sabha seat. Loopholes in the system causing costly by-elections for personal selfish interests of politicians must be plugged out. Also it may be noted that controversial deciding vote of the then Orissa Chief Minister Girdhar Gomango caused defeat of Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in the Lok Sabha dragging nation into a costly mid-term election.