indian political system by subhash kashyap

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Dr.Dr. SubhashSubhash C.C. KashyapKashyap

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It is necessary that we, the people of India,It is necessary that we, the people of India,

know about the political system under whichknow about the political system under whichwe live and are governed. In a democracy,we live and are governed. In a democracy,

citizens have to be wide awake and aware ofcitizens have to be wide awake and aware of

e r er es, r g s an respons es.e r er es, r g s an respons es.Ultimately, the success of our political systemUltimately, the success of our political system

will depend largely on our willingness towill depend largely on our willingness to

understand the system andunderstand the system and become activebecome activeparticipants in the democratic process.participants in the democratic process.

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IdentifiesIdentifies andand establishesestablishes thethe organsorgans andand unitsunits ofofthethe statestate

Executive,Executive, thethe LegislatureLegislature andand thethe JudiciaryJudiciary

DistributesDistributes powerspowers betweenbetween thethe UnionUnion andand thetheunitsunits andand regulatesregulates relationshipsrelationships betweenbetween themthem

EstablishesEstablishes accountabilityaccountability andand relationshiprelationship ofof thetheorgansorgans ofof thethe StateState withwith thethe peoplepeople..

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Political systemPolitical system ggenerallyenerally denotes the structure ofdenotes the structure ofinstitutions that constitute the State and itsinstitutions that constitute the State and its

Government.Government. ItIt delineates the framework and form ofdelineates the framework and form ofinterinter--relationships between institutions and organs ofrelationships between institutions and organs of

the Statethe State--the Legislature, the Executive and thethe Legislature, the Executive and theJudiciaryJudiciary--and the linkage of each with the people.and the linkage of each with the people.PoliticalPolitical system gives shape and form to somesystem gives shape and form to some

fundamental principles round which politics andfundamental principles round which politics and

po ca ns u ons ave eve ope or are propose opo ca ns u ons ave eve ope or are propose obe organized to govern the country.be organized to govern the country. ItIt also consists ofalso consists ofthe manner in which the rulers are selected or elected,the manner in which the rulers are selected or elected,governments are formed and political decisions taken.governments are formed and political decisions taken.

PoliticalPolitical interactions in society and structures andinteractions in society and structures andprocedures for decision making are all rooted in aprocedures for decision making are all rooted in acountrys political system.countrys political system.

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SovereigntySovereignty vestingvesting inin thethe peoplepeople atat largelarge uncontrolleduncontrolled andand unregulatedunregulated isis likelike thethe vastvastenergyenergy inin aa wildwild mountainousmountainous riverriver runningrunning

downdown thethe hillshills inin itsits fullfull forceforce andand furyfury causingcausingextensiveextensive damagedamage andand devastationdevastation..

PoliticalPolitical systemsystem isis likelike aa damdam thatthat givesgives shapeshape

andand contentcontent toto thethe sovereignsovereign willwill ofof thethe peoplepeopleandand institutionalisesinstitutionalises itit toto provideprovide securitysecurity andandpublicpublic wealweal..

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PoliticalPolitical systemsystem isis aa dynamic,dynamic, everever--growinggrowing

process,process, nothingnothing staticstatic oror inertinert.. AA livingliving organismorganism ofof functioningfunctioning institutionsinstitutions

gettinggetting newnew meaningsmeanings andand contentcontent fromfrom thethe

mannermanner nn w cw c anan ee peop epeop e yy w omw om ssworkedworked fromfrom generationgeneration toto generationgeneration..

ChangesChanges andand growthgrowth comecome throughthrough

ConstitutionalConstitutional AmendmentsAmendments andand lawslaws byby LegislaturesLegislaturesInterpretationInterpretation byby CourtsCourts

OperationOperation byby ExecutiveExecutive institutionsinstitutions atat variousvarious levelslevels

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MonarchyMonarchy

Aristocracy/oligarchyAristocracy/oligarchy Authoritarian/Totalitarian/DictatorialAuthoritarian/Totalitarian/Dictatorial

Democrac : Worst Form exce t that none betterDemocrac : Worst Form exce t that none better

About forms of government, let fools contestAbout forms of government, let fools contest

whateverwhatever is best administered is the bestis best administered is the best

-- PopePope

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Direct/Representative/ParticipatoryDirect/Representative/Participatory Federal/UnitaryFederal/Unitary

RepublicanRepublican

Presidential/ParliamentaryPresidential/Parliamentary

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UniqueUnique doesdoes notnot fitfit intointo anyany oneone modelmodel

CompromiseCompromise betweenbetween PresidentialPresidential andand ParliamentaryParliamentary

FederalFederal andand UnitaryUnitary

RepublicanRepublican && ParliamentaryParliamentary Republican,Republican, quasiquasi--federalfederal,, representative,representative,

parliamentaryparliamentary..

NotNot builtbuilt onon thethe plinthplinth ofof countryscountrys pastpast continuationcontinuation ofof thethe BritishBritish colonialcolonial modelmodel transfertransfer ofof powerpower notnot toto thethe peoplepeople..

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VeryVery broadlybroadly thethe adultadult population,population, ii..ee..,, thosethosewhowho havehave attainedattained thethe ageage ofof 1818,, constituteconstitute thetheelectorateelectorate;; theythey electelect thethe membersmembers ofof thethe LokLokSabhaSabha andand thethe LegislativeLegislative AssembliesAssemblies ofof theirtheirStatesStates.. TheThe StateState Assemblies,Assemblies, inin turn,turn, electelect thethe

membersmembers ofof thethe RajyaRajya SabhaSabha.. TheThe PresidentPresident isiselectedelected byby anan electoralelectoral collegecollege consistingconsisting ofof thetheelectedelected membersmembers ofof thethe RajyaRajya SabhaSabha,, thethe LokLokSabhaSabha andand thethe LegislativeLegislative AssembliesAssemblies ofof thetheStatesStates.. HeHe isis thethe nominalnominal oror thethe constitutionalconstitutional

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ContinuedContinued

executive,executive, thethe realreal oror thethe politicalpolitical executiveexecutivebeingbeing thethe CouncilCouncil ofof MinistersMinisters.. TheThe ministersministers arearefromfrom ParliamentParliament andand collectivelycollectively responsibleresponsible totothethe LokLok SabhaSabha.. TheThe judgesjudges ofof thethe SupremeSupreme CourtCourtandand ofof thethe Hi hHi h CourtsCourts areare toto bebe a ointeda ointed bb

thethe PresidentPresident butbut thethe SupremeSupreme CourtCourt hashas heldheldthatthat thethe decisivedecisive authorityauthority inin thethe mattermatter wouldwouldvestvest inin thethe JudicialJudicial WingWing..

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SurvivalSurvival potentialpotential

DynamismDynamism,, resilience,resilience, conflictconflict resolutionresolution mechanismmechanism AbilityAbility toto adjustadjust andand accommodateaccommodate

AbilitAbilit toto faceface crisescrises -- bothboth internalinternal andand

external,external, naturalnatural andand manman--mademade withstandingwithstandingseveralseveral aggressionsaggressions

PreservationPreservation ofof freedom,freedom, rulerule ofof law,law, democracy,democracy,

secularismsecularism andand unityunity andand integrityintegrity ofof thethe nationnation

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PreservationPreservation ofof FreedomFreedom ofof InstitutionsInstitutions IndependenceIndependence ofof JudiciaryJudiciary

FreedomFreedom ofof thethe PressPress IntegrationIntegration andand ReorganizationReorganization ofof StatesStates LiberationLiberation ofof FrenchFrench && PortuguesePortuguese possessionspossessions inin

EconomicEconomic development,development, solvingsolving thethe foodfood problemproblem DevelopmentDevelopment ofof aa meaningfulmeaningful foreignforeign policypolicy 1515 FreeFree && FairFair GeneralGeneral ElectionsElections

PeacefulPeaceful TransfersTransfers ofof PowerPower LandLand ReformsReforms && abolitionabolition ofof ZamindariZamindari LocalLocal SelfSelf GovtGovt.. NagarNagar PalikasPalikas && PanchayatsPanchayats

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9595 ConstitutionalConstitutional AmendmentsAmendments oneone everyevery 77

monthsmonths OverOver 120120 failuresfailures ofof ConstitutionalConstitutional machinerymachinery

PresidentsPresidents rulerule

StrainsStrains inin RelationsRelations betweenbetween UnionUnion andand StatesStates Judiciary,Judiciary, LegislatureLegislature andand ExecutiveExecutive conflictsconflicts

andand controversiescontroversies

MisuseMisuse ofof EmergencyEmergency provisionsprovisionsContinued

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Disconnect between the people and the politicians

DemocracyDemocracy && FreedomFreedom underunder threatthreat

GovernanceGovernance DeficitDeficit DisdainDisdain && disregarddisregard forforordinaryordinary citizenscitizens

Insecurity,Insecurity, illiteracy,illiteracy, poverty,poverty, unemploymentunemployment andand

Devaluation of values and de-institutionalizationof institutions

Parliament, Council of Ministers & Prime Minister

Judicial system- Delays, costs

Continued

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Criminalization, corruption, casteism andcommunalism

Erosion of representational legitimacy of

RoleRole ofof Money,Money, MuscleMuscle andand MafiaMafia powerpower 300300crorepatiscrorepatis inin LokLok SabhaSabha,, manymany multipliedmultiplied theirtheirwealthwealth && assetsassets inin 55 yrsyrs,, 175175 withwith criminalcriminal

backgroundbackground..

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NationNation isis passingpassing throughthrough criticalcritical timestimes..OurOur politicalpolitical systemsystem isis underunder severesevere strainstrain..ThereThere isis aa crisiscrisis ofof confidenceconfidence.. FaithFaith ofof thethe

,,governmentalgovernmental institutionsinstitutions andand ofof publicpublicfunctionariesfunctionaries standsstands seriouslyseriously erodederoded.. TheThe lifelife ofofthethe ordinaryordinary citizencitizen isis gettinggetting moremore andand moremore

miserablemiserable.. TheThe casecase forfor politicalpolitical reformsreforms isisunassailableunassailable..

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