Arguing that the government had come to standstill due to the prolonged election process, Chief Minister and DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Friday questioned whether an elected government could be stalled from discharging its regular functions in the name of elections.
Writing in his party organ, Murasoli , Mr. Karunanidhi said legal luminaries and Election Commission should find a solution to the problem of government being rendered almost dysfunctional due to the long wait for the election process to be completed.
He recalled that even earlier he had questioned the long gap between the April 13 election and the counting fixed for May 13.
“Now that the polling is over, the verdict of the people lies safely locked up in the strong room under three-tier security for the next one month. Until then, the government cannot, nay, should not, take any major decision,” he said.
It was known only to the Election Commission what should be done if any contingency arose and a major decision had to be taken. The government would be in a state of limbo, he contended. The government was not in a position to carry out its basic functions as it was barred for holding meetings to review maintenance work ahead of the southwest monsoon. An elected government and its Ministers were competent to discharge their functions for the full five-year term. “Is it fair to prevent them from discharging their functions,” he asked
