A simple case of high headedness and arbitrariness of the Haryana government is depriving the people of the of their constitutional right of having an elected Gram Panchayat. It is knowingly lingering on the legal battle in the apex court by relying on Advocate General of India for defending the extraneous and anti people conditions suddenly imposed on those aspiring to contest an election. Had the amendment in Panchayati Raj Act been so sound enough legally as often claimed by the government then why the AG of Haryana was not being asked to defend and rather relying on the AG of India who has hardly any time to spare.
BJP government and the state election commission have been defaulting in the matter of panchayat elections from the day one.
The state E C is answerable for gross failure in not holding the elections well before the expiry of five year term of the panchayats elected in 2010. According to the constitutional mandate the state and EC had a statutory obligation of bringing into new elected bodies well before July 25. According to the 73 Constitutional amendment elections cannot be postponed except in the eventuality of some natural disaster. But surprisingly the EC hardly considered it necessary to publically explain the reasons for its unpardonable failure.
These are the questions the BJP government will have to face during coming weeks when it boasts of so many achievements to its credit on completion of one year in office including minimum government and maximum governance.
