Youth AND Egalitarian Democracy

In a world with mammoth political and economic vested interests, it would seem impossible to realise such an apparently idealistic political and economic system. This is where the youth needs to accept the challenge.

To facilitate reforms, People First has conceptualised a new institution - Sovereign Rights Commission - with the authority to direct referendums, except on issues fundamental to democracy or the integrity of the nation. Better then the royal priest of bygone days, more like Gandhi, such commissions will function as the conscience keeper of the state, based on the values of the society as a whole.

Such an independent commission will hold public consultations and local referendums. Based on these, it will draft a new Constitution and direct referendum on the present versus the proposed Constitution along with the next national election. If the people vote in favour of the latter, it will authenticate it this time truly in the name of the people as the supreme law of the nation

During debates in Rajya Sabha on September 2, 1953. Dr BR Ambedkar lamented "People always keep on saying to me, so you are the maker of the Constitution. My answer is I was a hack. What I was asked to do, I did much against my will. I am quite prepared to say that I shall be the first person to burn it. It does not suit anybody."

To give peace to the soul of Gandhi and Ambedkar, the youth of India must launch a non-violent movement demanding reforms through independent commissions with the authority to direct referendums, raising slogans:



Let these slogans reverberate all over Bharat to rekindle its lost spirituality. Let the youth court arrest by burning an effigy of our exploitative Constitution and plead before the courts that it was authenticated in the name of the people as a criminal breach of their trust. This truly will be a second freedom struggle. q