The brief three-day session of our Legislative Assembly starting on July 28 sets out to merely comply with constitutional obligations. It is a blow to democracy and a sheer mockery of the legislature on display. A well planned move to throttle voices of the Opposition.
It is an irony that this government which has been holding elections of local bodies and all other functions including the mega public hearing on the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP), has chosen to curtail the session in the vital temple of democracy preventing debate and discussions on many crucial issues confronting the well being of our State.
During this pandemic the government has swiftly taken so many decisions having adverse effect on the state. Land conversions, hill cutting and land filling of low lying fields is going on galore with the politically well connected land mafia having a field day under the guise of Covid-19.
With the economy deteriorating, it is imperative that there should have been a proper and extensive session of the Legislative Assembly, as the fundamental job of our MLAs is to debate and enact good legislations while finding efficacious solutions to the problems faced by the people.
