By claiming that there is someone else in the state, you cannot get away with it. The ‘double engine’ administration is in a pickle since the 74th Amendment to the Constitution requires that 33% of seats in urban municipal bodies be reserved for women.
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When criticising the Centre, the court did not limit its criticism to Nagaland. It said, You will take an extreme stand against state governments which may not be amenable to you. You want to do nothing while your own state government disobeys the constitution.
This suggests that the Centre has different standards for states where the BJP is in control and for those where the opposition parties are in power. The BJP has been quick to bring up crimes against women in the Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh amid the widespread indignation over the Manipur video footage.
The opposition parties have a history of hypocrisy, but it is mostly the responsibility of the Centre to lead by example by putting partisanship aside and promoting cooperative federalism.
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The overzealousness of investigative agencies in conducting raids and searches in states where the opposition is in power is another illustration of the Central Government’s double standards. The fight against corruption ought to be an all-India endeavour rather than a pick-and-choose activity dripping with political vengeance.
The Centre’s insistence on another extension for the head of the Enforcement Directorate even after the Supreme Court recently ruled that his consecutive extensions were unlawful and illegitimate sums up the terrible state of affairs. It is incumbent on the Centre to take the SC’s comments seriously and realise its mistakes.
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