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   Karthik S (beastoftraal@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jan-2024 16:38:20 JST Karthik S

   "Whenever a new bill is introduced, there should be a minimum period for public input on the proposed legislation. Why isn’t this done? (Because) Our netas don’t want us to get too close to their 'governance'. They operate on the principle that once they have been elected, voters should leave it to them to do as they choose, and trust them unquestioningly. This reduces everything in representative democracy to nothing more than pressing a button on election day."

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     Srijit Kumar Bhadra (srijit@shonk.social)'s status on Sunday, 07-Jan-2024 16:53:52 JST Srijit Kumar Bhadra

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     @beastoftraal@mastodon.social
     
     Thanks for sharing "We must jump in before laws are made" by Ashwin Mahesh.
     
     I wrote about democracy here.Democracy only means “rule by the people”. Democracy is greater when individuals vote on those matters assigned to the public sector.Author Ashwin Mahesh has nicely summarized how our democracy operates.They operate on the principle that once they have been elected, voters should leave it to them to do as they choose, and trust them unquestioningly. This reduces everything in representative democracy to nothing more than pressing a button on election day. So, in a nutshell, that is all about Indian democracy. To the best of my knowledge, with this unethical approach our elected legislators are not violating any law or our Indian constitution.
     
     Author Ashwin Mahesh also mentions Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) Act, 2022 as an exception.But at least some of this can be changed and some citizens’ groups are taking a more active interest in knowing and even steering the work of legislatures and governments. We saw this in the way the BMLTA Act was passed, to create an integrated land transport authority for Bengaluru. More than the government, this law was championed by advocates of public transport and sustainable mobility. They took it upon themselves to propose the legislation, and even wrote parts of it. That was followed by months of rallying sections of the public, and also nudging the government to introduce the bill.I am unable to see any significant impact of BMLTA Act till now. It is possible that due to this BMLTA Act, urban mobility in Bengaluru is not getting worse and I can hope for improvement in near future.
     
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