THE ordinances promulgated by presidents and governors in South Asian countries are a constitutional obscenity. They find no place in any other democracy. Habits die hard, it is said; but bad habits take much longer to expire.
Thanks to President Pranab Mukherjee’s assertion of power, the Indian government was spared humiliation in court as it tried to secure the promulgation of ordinances which were Rahul Gandhi’s pet projects in order to burnish his image as a crusader against corruption.
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