Council conundrum

Council conundrum

News:

1. Odisha calling for national policy on legislative council in states.

Important facts:

2. Currently, only 7 states have upper house (legislative council).

3. State cabinet of Odisha has passed the resolution to create 49 member legislative council.

4. Creation of state council involve tedious process.

5. Parliament may by law provide for the creation Council in a State, if the Legislative Assembly of the State passes a resolution by a majority of the total membership of the Assembly and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the Assembly present and voting.

6. Bill for creating council in Rajasthan and Assam still pending in RajyaSabha.

7. Even though State council provide forum for academician and intellectuals for healthy debate it is not favored by all.

8. Objections against the council:

• Lack of educational intellectual in the council.
• Provide platform to accommodate politician who fail to get elected.
• Unnecessary burden on exchequer.
• Declining educational standard may not guarantee graduate intellectual benefit.

8. Argument in Favor of council.

• Enough number of doctors, teachers and doctors in political party can utilize their talent.
• Will provide resistance force against legislative matters.

9. Odisha government proposal may give a large opportunity to center to bring common consensus.