Installing ‘opposition-less’ government in Nagaland will be mockery of democracy, say political analysts
The Hindu
This would be the first-ever Assembly that is set to be an opposition-less one even before the House has been sworn in
As Nagaland heads towards an ‘opposition-less’ government with almost all parties extending support to the NDPP-BJP alliance, political analysts and commentators in the State have slammed the arrangement, calling it a mockery of democracy.
NDPP-BJP had contested the Assembly elections on a 40:20 seat-sharing formula, and retained power for a second consecutive term with a comfortable majority.
According to political analyst Jonas Yanthan, the parties extending support to the NDPP-BJP combine “do not have any agenda for the people who trusted their leaders, and are trying to fulfil its own selfish interests”.
“Who would raise the concerns of the public in the Assembly without an Opposition member in the Assembly?” Mr. Yanthan told PTI.
He also said the claim of the parties that they would support the government to facilitate the Naga peace talks is a “political melodrama”.
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Social activist Niketu Iralu said he did not subscribe to the idea of an ‘opposition-less’ government, which he described as “opinion-less”.