Apparently, the reason cited for the delay is that the draft document was found to be full of loopholes. Is it not disgraceful that a draft legislation that was about to be placed before the legislature was riddled with loopholes?
Our legislators assumed office after taking an oath to uphold the Constitution of India. Where in the sacred Constitution of India are there provisions to reward criminal or civil lawbreakers — in this instance with a pat on the back and a gift of the illegal assets, private or public that the land-grabbers had encroached upon? In passing such legislation to legalise illegal constructions our legislators would, in fact, not be respecting the Constitution of India and the vow they took to uphold the Constitution. Isn’t it akin to the act of releasing all thieves from jail and gifting them cars, scooters, jewels, etc., that they had stolen, which got them into jail in the first place? Would such a decision be defensible?
Our legislators claim the right to enact laws – (good or bad), on the pretext that the people have given them a mandate. The truth and the crux of the matter is that the people have given the government a mandate to do what is right in the best interests of the State and the law-abiding citizens, not laws that favour law breakers and criminals. The mandate has not been given for passing any laws that would prove detrimental to both the State and the vast majority of law-abiding citizens.
One can only hope that all right-thinking people will raise their voices and create sufficient momentum to prevent this and other such distorted and destructive laws being passed.
