Unsolved issues
- Hueiyen Lanpao Editorial :: May 11 2011 -
THE WAY crises and challenges appalls Manipuris. Our political leaders having a siesta murmurs “Violence has no place in democracy.”
The political dirt smeared gathered by the military regime or the civilian leadership has little room for improvement in the near future.
As the authority face multiple challenges and hide behind inexcusable pretences, the tide is turning for the people of Manipur.
As of now the fear, hopelessness and apprehension are all too palpable when one starts reading newspapers, blogs and other sources of information.
We need to reform Manipur the bureaucracy and the armed forces and their institutions included. The whole society needs to be reformed on a war footing to rid this small state of its complex and various issues.
There is an overwhelming indication that the Government is trying to buy its way out of the crises rather than addressing it in the totality. Unconvincing promises of action against criminals remain floating in the air.
Bureaucratic delays, inefficiency, corruption, poor public services and a wait and wait judicial system stifle the society. No state can afford to be less than efficient in a globalised environment and good governance is a pre-condition for capital growth.
Meanwhile, political leaders talk glibly about efforts to bring peace and surcharge development. The leaders know little of the root causes of the chaotic situation prevailing in the state.
The parrot talk of unemployment being the root cause has to be twice considered. Democratic institutions need to create avenues for the public to participate in policy making either through formal institutions or informal consultations working at the grass roots level.
Reform initiatives may include mechanisms of accountability and transparency, culturally sensitive policy tools to ensure that services are accessible and acceptable to all, and paths for public participation in decision-making.
In the realm of delivering state services to the public, good governance should advance human rights to improve the state's capacity to fulfill its responsibility to provide public goods which are essential for the protection of human rights, such as rights to education, health and food.
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