How should the Members of the independent Commission be appointed? They should be appointed directly by parliament rather than through a so-called Constitutional Council. The latter came to be representatives of the political parties; the very principle that the independent Commission was set up to curb. There is no reason to appoint members on a communal or religious basis for they are expected to follow the principle of merit. There are professionals who can be expected to uphold this principle without being swayed by communal or religious prejudice. So it is better to scrap such representation and instead appoint the Members by Parliament. Their names could be proposed by the OPA or by the different professional bodies but not necessarily from members of their professions but persons known to be upright and free from prejudice and able to follow the principle of merit and fairness.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 21:49:25 +0000
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