| >the central government hogs most of the power while This is not true, as most of the day to day life of normal Indians is affected by their local municipal corporation, then district, state and finally Central. The central government takes up far too much of the mind space of most educated Indians for some reasons, but the poor and middle class who depend far more on local connections consolidate actual power in the local MLA. > The upper house in parliament
Is effectively a formality check for certain legislation. IF the same bill is sent back to the Upper house of the Centre they have to pass it. > The courts are temperamental and inconsistent in interpreting the constitution. This is only the supreme court, and that is their role - the larger malaise is the underfunding and unavailability of people to actually be good judges in the lower courts. This is what is one of the corner stones of the problems the country faces: Actual timely justice. This follows up with lack of independence and funding of police - however this will never become a core poll issue because the nation can constantly be distracted by a laundry list of issues which politicians can bring up. IN general, people worry more about Center when they should be focusing on local elections. The Government may pass strong Right to Information laws, but implementation is up to the States - and there you can see exactly the power States have. The over focus on Central elections by citizenry gives state governments the ability to do what they please with impunity. |