Clean Politics.
The CIC's ruling stating that the six political parties to be subject to RTI as they are 'public authorities', as pointed out by Rajeev Gowda (IE, July 6), is a window of opportunity to clean up our political system. If we want a clean administrative system we have to start from political system. Lok Nayak Jaya Prasad Narayan had said long ago that election is the "gangotri" (source) of corruption. Every elected representative starts his career with a big lie – his election expenses. One politician has already confessed it recently, and others want to punish him but silent on the expenses they have incurred. Some form of state funding is imperative to clean up our democratic system and open the doors for the young with new ideas. Now politics has become first choice of the rich, the famous and the even the criminals. There is also a need to ensure internal democracy in the political parties, and auditing of their accounts through a proper legislation.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/who-will-pay-for-clean-politics-/1137803/
July 5, 2013.
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