Meaningless Reshuffle of union cabinet

Meaningless reshuffle of Union Cabinet on 19.01.2011 is just like a play of cards when some redistribution of portfolios was done of existing ministers. Stripping of Prafulla Patel from hi-fi Union Ministry of Civil Aviation was compensated by promoting him as a minister of cabinet rank, evidently to keep him calm on Union Civil Aviation Ministry having been snatched from him.

If any minister is found unfit to hold charge, he should not be uselessly retained as a burden on public-exchequer just for political reasons. Political blackmailing in present era of coalition politics must be ended by appointing only those as ministers having not contested any elections in last say six years.

Prime Minister should be elected by a secret and compulsory vote of all members of Lok Sabha through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) on nominations signed by at least one-third members. Members not opting to vote may automatically lose their membership of the House. Such an elected leader may only be removed by the same process but with a compulsion to name alternate leader in the same motion. Rather Speaker and Deputy Speaker should also be elected simultaneously with Prime Minister in the same manner. System will pave way for fixed-term legislatures apart from inducing quality in ministerial appointments when experts rather than professional politicians running politics like family-business, will be made ministers. Huge savings in legislative expenses will be possible by reducing ministerial strength to 10-percent of strength of lower House as per original recommendations of Administrative Reforms Commission.