Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 937 Wed. January 17, 2007  
   
Letters to Editor


Thoughts on politics


I am not a political critique but a conscious citizen of the country. I have rather some simple thoughts that I would like to share with you.

Can't we think of the President of the Peoples Republic and Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament being elected by the people for a duration of 3 or 4 years? Political party leaders and persons with direct involvement in national politics must be ineligible for these posts. This may benefit the nation in the following ways:
* Undoubtedly there are people in this country who possess immense leadership quality but will never be welcomed by political parties to work for the nation.
* This will open up the opportunity for hidden talents and patriots of the nation to come up to lead the nation.
* The Speaker would run the parliament in an impartial manner.
* The Speaker would not do injustice to any parliament member.
* The parliament members would not be able to look for silly excuses to walk out of parliament.
* As the peoples' representative, the President would directly act as the chief of the caretaker government.
* The duration of the posts being less than the duration of the parliament, every parliament will get at least two presidents and speakers in its duration.