A maturing democracy

Good that the President spoke what he ought to.It is a measure of   a maturing democracy that we have the CM of Delhi sitting in a Dharna in open  protest against the Centre and the President being  equally frank in airing his views in his  national address.Earlier  while such political aberrations in governance and political management had been distinctly more covert and hence unbecoming,so too  had been the silence of the First Citizen . By muting a debate , the nation had to continuously revisit the same issue for decades on end to no purpose  except   pandering  to  transient needs of one party or the other.  This year's R Day speech hopefully opens up a genuine debate  and that  the depth of our free traditions helps us to keep it both  contributive and meaningful, rather than staying  high on rhetoric and partisan stances. Surely we can expect this much from ourselves after six decades of wisdom and progress.

Pub  The Hindu ;Jan 28
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/against-anarchy/article5623805.ece
Pub Economic Times Jan 28
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Client.asp?Daily=ETM&showST=true&login=default&pub=ET&Enter=true&Skin=ETNEW
Pub Mail Today Jan 28
http://epaper.mailtoday.in/epaperhome.aspx?issue=2812014
Pub -The Telegraph Jan 29
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140129/jsp/opinion/story_17869912.jsp#.UuhgNT26Zkg