11-19-2006, 07:33 AM
<b>Sushma Swaraj says India should have presidential govt </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->New Delhi, Nov 18: Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has advocated presidential form of government for India, saying a leader in parliamentary system does not strike a direct rapport with the people.
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"If we have to get rid of this malaise, we will have to adopt presidential form of government in place of the present parliamentary system," the deputy leader of the party in Rajya Sabha said.
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"The time has come when the whole electoral system needs to be reviewed. Parliamentary democracy does have its own demerits. A leader under this system fails to strike a direct rapport with his people," she wrote.
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The former Union Minister, whose party led a coalition of more than 20 parties in power at the Centre, appeared to favour one-party rule instead.
<b>"This (parliamentary) system leaves much room for manipulation and making and unmaking of alliances. In a one-party rule, there is less chance for such possibilities. But, during the last decade, an era of coalition with great scope for manipulation has set in," </b>she said <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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"If we have to get rid of this malaise, we will have to adopt presidential form of government in place of the present parliamentary system," the deputy leader of the party in Rajya Sabha said.
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"The time has come when the whole electoral system needs to be reviewed. Parliamentary democracy does have its own demerits. A leader under this system fails to strike a direct rapport with his people," she wrote.
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The former Union Minister, whose party led a coalition of more than 20 parties in power at the Centre, appeared to favour one-party rule instead.
<b>"This (parliamentary) system leaves much room for manipulation and making and unmaking of alliances. In a one-party rule, there is less chance for such possibilities. But, during the last decade, an era of coalition with great scope for manipulation has set in," </b>she said <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->