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| wise words ::. | | What is the difference between genius and stupidity? Genius has limits. - Albert Einstein. |
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| editorial. | 09/10/02 |
Party involvement in gov't matters
The MNYF, in its endeavour to justify the government�s recent bifurcation of the Agriculture department, painted an unsavoury picture of the former director of the agriculture department going so far as to give the impression that he was a no-good as far as his moral character was concerned and that he was past his prime.
This character assasination of an individual, who happens to be a very senior officer in the Mizoram government, is not what the ruling party should have done. It would have been better if the party had not involved itself in a matter that was government-related and justification, if needed, had been left in the hands of the government.
The immaturity of our political parties can be seen in instances such as mentioned here. The need to defend the government by the ruling party may be viewed as imperative in circumstances that are shrouded by controversies; however, this is not always the best approach as it can alienate the people from the government completely. This can have far-reaching adverse affects as a government is seen to represent the people and not a political party.
If explanations or justifications are needed to be put out, the government is quite capable of doing it and political parties should refrain from justifying moves made by the government as this can, too, give a negative image of the government ot the people, such as an image of a government needing to be protected by its party. A spineless government is not the kind of image one would want to portray to the public.
The results of such actions can have a boomerang effect that a political party can do without. Even this latest instance of party defending the government could be disastrous as the public always sympathise with the underdog, who, in this case, is the former director of Agriculture and Minor Irrigation.
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