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Indian federation has failed
by Raghu Kenmpegede on Apr 02, 2008 09:05 AM

The concept of federation has utterly failed in India. Specifically in context of Karantaka! We have to fight to use the river that orginates and flows in Karantaka. Central govt is proxy to the neighbouring states for political intrests. Laws that are used were formed pre independence days when Madras was the Bristish HQ in south India and policies and laws were obviously in its favour.
Central govt sits quite when Maharastra rakes up boundry issue which must have got settled 50 years ago. If an irrigation/hydro electricity project servers only a specific set of people this is bound to happen.
Nobody can think India is a federation today. Center is not serious about its federation sprit. It will not be long before Karantaka looks for Autonomy or other states ask for autonomy as federation is not working.

High time central govt acts with honest intrest than political bais to solve regional problems. All rivers, minerals, resources, electricity etc should be owned by centeral govt and shared between all states. No state should own any thing. This sounnds like a solution.

Till then God help Karantaka.

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