Constitutional issues
M. Siddique, Washington DC, USA
The report published in DS that the army chief wants more openness in government and also introduction of a law allowing access to information is a welcome development. I hope he would agree to access to information on military budget, spending, purchases, etc., as well.In the matter of constitutional amendments, it is imperative that the idea of allowing people to vote for a candidate, rather than a party, is addressed. As I understand, under the existing system, if an elected member of the parliament wishes to leave the party (say, because of policy disagreement) he/she is elected from, he/she loses the seat! A party can ask an elected candidate quitting it to pay the money it may have spent for his election, but the quitter should not lose his seat in parliament. It is fundamentally undemocratic!
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