President Kalam must study and take such action that does not earn him the reputation of Mr. Fakriddin Ali or Gyani Jail Singh, who acted not in the interest of country or society but only to save their 'gaddi' with infinite perks. Mr Kalam has already erred once by signing the bill on Bihar in the mid-night in a foreign land, knowingly to save the corrupt ministry of Lalu. This time it will be to save the corrupt MPs who want to enjoy the powers of executive without any answerabily. It is precisely to ward off such a situation the framers of the constitution drafted the office of profit bill, which is being sought to be annuled by this ammendment/ exemptions. If Mr. Kalam signs this bill, he eats his own words that the bill lacks clarity and transparency and hence is not fair and reasonable, for which reason he had returned it earlier. The whole process of propriety of law making is at stake. One law for Jaya Bacchan and another for Mr. Somnath Bannergy. Because it is upheld by a person like Kalam. Long live such a democracy.
Its unfortunate that the well considered advice of our honourable President has not been heeded to by the opportunistic politicians in Parliament.
The President should either withhold approving this bill or resign - just to show that the politicians should not cross certain limits to treat the president as a rubber stamp. The Left parties have harped on the right of parliament to enact anything and get it approved. There may be no need to have a president if such is the case. Why waste tax payer's money to maintain a president when his words are not honoured.
Earlier, he was made to sign in haste the installation of Governor's rule in Bihar in a midnight drama. The Supreme Court ruled against it but allowed the elections only because the process had been set rolling by the EC.
Why should a man of such high stature suffer at the hands of these opportunists? India needs President Kalam. But we do not want him to be made a rubber stamp? If our politicians do not want an ethical President, then the options are limited. Either he stops them or he gets out of the way.
I hope we citizens could take part in the debate on what is secretly being decided behind the walls of the parliment. It would be in our interest to keep the MPs out of parliment.
