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Law and order When the first poll was conducted after 100 days, 57 percent said they find an improvement in law and order. After one year, people's confidence rose in the government and that number went up to 64 percent. But now it has fallen to 55 percent, just below the 100-day level. Meantime, 26 percent today feel law and order has deteriorated against 15 percent six months back and 19 percent when the government came to power. Today, 16 percent find no change in the situation.
Judiciary More people today think judiciary is politically biased than they did one and a half years ago. One hundred days after the government came to power, 32 percent believed the judiciary is politically biased. After one year of the government, judiciary gained somewhat its neutral image and only 28 percent found it biased. Today 47 percent believe it. Similarly, less people today think the judiciary is free and independent. When the first poll was done, 41 percent said judiciary is free and independent. Then it dipped to 36 percent after one year. Now 33 percent think it is free. A big 19 percent however said they have no idea.
Power People are also showing they are distraught with the government's initiative to augment power. When the government was one year old, 41 percent said they find enough initiatives to solve power crisis. Six months down the line, only 22 percent, almost half the previous number, think so. At the same time, one year after the government's coming to power 24 percent thought no initiatives had been taken in power sector. Today 39 percent think so. Thirty-three percent now also think adequate initiatives have not been taken against 24 percent six months ago.
Corruption More people now think that corruption has increased. Both the previous polls found that 22 percent think corruption has increased. But now 35 percent think so. On the other hand, a less percentage of people -- 48 percent from 53 percent in the last poll and 54 percent in the first poll -- now think corruption has decreased. However, more rural people (51 percent) now find a decrease in corruption against the urban population (42 percent). Some 14 percent think the situation is as before. More people also have lost their faith in the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) as 43 percent said they think the commission is controlled by the government and as such it has lost its neutrality. The number was just half at 22 percent six months ago. However, more people (28 percent) today also feel the ACC is doing its job properly than they thought six months ago (20 percent). More also wanted to have their say this time from the last survey six months ago as only 28 percent did not respond on this issue this time against 55 percent during the last survey.
View on opposition Opinion against the opposition's boycott of parliament has sharpened this time. Six months ago, 75 percent said they want the opposition to join parliament. Today 81 percent feel the same. However, the opposition has recouped its image to some extent as 27 percent now say they think negatively about the opposition politics down from 32 percent who said so 100 days after the government came to power. Also more people now think the opposition is doing positive politics (38 percent) against 33 percent one and a half years ago. Only one hartal call and no other disruptive programes may have contributed to this view.
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