July 05, 2007

Suranjit Sengupta Prefers Pepsi Over Coke

Suranjit Sengupta sees a decay in the institution of the Prime Minister. He says, "The state should be run based on the principle that the prime minister is the first among equals, instead of a prime ministerial dictatorship." No disagreements there.

His solution? A Presidential form of government. Ummm...come again?

From the article it seems that he hasn't thought this through at all. He hasn't outlined the most important aspects of an accountable Presidential form of government, namely what relation will the President have with Parliament and the Judiciary? Instead he seems content to transfer us from a Prime Ministerial dictatorship into a Presidential one without a hint of "checks and balances".

I don't expect anything more from a politician who tried to convince us that the Awami League was better than BNP (or from anyone who tried it vice versa). Coke or Pepsi, Mr. Sengupta? Trust me, it's vitally important to the companies if not to you.

1 comments:

Saif said...

My response to your excellent post, Asif bhai

http://addafication.com/2007/07/04/shots-across-the-bow-of-the-ship-of-state/