Neeraj Jain 25 July 2007

Till 2-3 days back, every news channel was debating whether the
candidates for the current presidential election are as clean as Kalam
or not.
I would ask all these channels to forget that debate. Ideally, the topic for debate should be "Do we need a President?"
What is the role of President in government functioning? With due
respect, I want to say that he does nothing. He is just a rubber
stamp;  nothing more than that. He gets the highest salary as a
government servant. He moves around the city in the most expensive
Mercedes. Millions of rupees are spent on maintaining his security and
maintaining his palatial palace (Rashtrapati Bhawan). You can guess by
visiting Mughal Garden that how much money is spent on many gardens
that the President is having.
I ask, what for? Why are we wasting the taxpayer"s money. Some of you
might argue that presidents have reversed the decisions of government
in the past. But how many times? Just 1-3 times in the complete tenure;
that"s it.
I think we ape everything without going through its merits and
demerits. We just decided the follow the British model where there is a
queen and a prime minister. We were wrong on that. Why don"t follow the
American model where there is all powerful President and no
high-salaried rubber stamp?

I would like to hear your comments on this. Just read my entry completely and then post your comments.

Cheers!!!


PS: A fake image of Presidential palace has been used intentionally.