.The new PM has done away with an old administrative tool,the GoMs .These are no anathema. Vajpayee ran a 24-party coalition and the Groups of Ministers was an active system for handling divergence of views but he could do with fewer such groups.In UPA regime, GoMs became less of an exception and more of a rule . UPA-I had done well with far less GoMs than the UPA-II, that met a sad end.
One reason would be that the dual charge of the Chairperson UPA and Congress President conceived for whatever reason, resulted in the dilution of both responsibilities ,that of on inter-party and intra - party issues.As a result the GoMs, meant purely for administrative expedition, wasted time over policy differences that ought to have settled in the first place by the Congress / the UPA collective. That the Congress party at crucial moments left its PM to tackle ministers of the allies all by himself ,compounded the folly.
The Modi brand of a PMO driven governance would need to be insulated from political squabbles to provide him ample elbow room for administering the affairs of the nation. State elections down the line,may not be too dependent on Modi factor and internal party differences that had been the bane of BJP, may recur. BJP must learn its lessons. Its party President and Convenor NDA must remain separate to enable handle their respective jobs well and furthermore,that the Sangh Parivar has as much role in the success of the Modi government, as Modi himself.
Pub Fin Exp ;June 5
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/letters-to-the-editor-l-t-shows-the-way/1257319
One reason would be that the dual charge of the Chairperson UPA and Congress President conceived for whatever reason, resulted in the dilution of both responsibilities ,that of on inter-party and intra - party issues.As a result the GoMs, meant purely for administrative expedition, wasted time over policy differences that ought to have settled in the first place by the Congress / the UPA collective. That the Congress party at crucial moments left its PM to tackle ministers of the allies all by himself ,compounded the folly.
The Modi brand of a PMO driven governance would need to be insulated from political squabbles to provide him ample elbow room for administering the affairs of the nation. State elections down the line,may not be too dependent on Modi factor and internal party differences that had been the bane of BJP, may recur. BJP must learn its lessons. Its party President and Convenor NDA must remain separate to enable handle their respective jobs well and furthermore,that the Sangh Parivar has as much role in the success of the Modi government, as Modi himself.
Pub Fin Exp ;June 5
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/letters-to-the-editor-l-t-shows-the-way/1257319
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