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1 Mar 2012

Centre must not stall state legislations


The editorial calls for the central government to expedite the review/approvals of the various state legislature bills passed, especially by the opposition ruled states. The government-governor disputes in many states (especially Karnataka, Gujarat) has added to this enormous delay in passing the bills. Neither does this put good light on the federal structure of the country, nor does the government send signals to the people of those states about the intent of the center.

The editorial also points to the cases where the center and states have collaborated well (Tamilnadu and Meghalaya with their governor appointments) and calls for such healthy exchanges.


"The Supreme Court has in fixing three months as the period within which the Centre will have to decide on applications seeking sanction for prosecution of officials has set an example which may have to be followed in this case too."

Callous delay by govt in recognising new IITs

The Editorial calls for the government to expedite the call for giving the necessary parliamentary recognition for the newly created IITs. While there have been numerous descent in the way new IITs were created, and concern for the quality of them, the new IITs are taking shape slowly anyways. In this juncture, not giving them the necessary parliamentary recognition will create doubts on the minds of students who are studying there.