Right to Recall: Will It Work in India?

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 20 October 2011, 01:32 IST   |    8 Comments
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Right To Recall
Bangalore: Should voters wait for 5 years to recall their representatives or can they recall them anytime for their nonperformance? The debate on electoral reforms heats up. A prominent cause in Team Anna's agenda, the movement is gearing up to build more pressure on the government on electoral reforms, specially the right to recall the elected representatives. The Government has been noncommittal on the issue leaving it to the experts to decide on the matter. In a country like India where large number of undesirable candidates get selected every year, where elections are highly influenced by money power and muscle power where even arty Tickets are purchased by affluent candidates.

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