Did you elect your Prime Minister?

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The Constitution of India says that the government is of the people, by the people and for the people. The Prime Minister of India is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament. The Prime Minister leads the executive branch of the Government of India. Dr. Manmohan Singh is in the chair since 2004.

But, Dr. Manmohan Singh was not elected by the people of any Lok Sabha constituencies of India. So then how is he the Prime Minister?

Eligibility to become Prime Minister of India

Article 84 of the Constitution of India sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the Prime Minister. A Prime Minister must be:

• a citizen of India
• should be a member of the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.If a person is elected prime minister who is not a member neither in Lok Sabha nor Rajya Sabha then he must become a member in Lok Sabha or in Rajya Sabha within six months.
• of above 25 years of age (in the case of a seat in the Lok Sabha) or above 30 years of age (in the case of a seat in the Rajya Sabha)

As you can see, though not being an elected member of Lok Sabha, he’s a member of Rajya Sabha from the state of Assam and thus he fulfills eligibility criteria. Again, how is a Rajya Sabha MP elected? Not by the people! People’s elected members vote and send their member to Rajya Sabha. Dr. Singh is thus, not people’s representative directly, but he is, indirectly, as per constitution.

What am I trying to say? Well, democracy is sometimes a bit of fallacy. On one hand, our government is for the people, of the people and by the people but on the other hand, our chief of government is not elected by the people.

Do you know the Permanent Address of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh? Here: House No. 3989, Nandan Nagar, Ward No. 51, Sarumataria, Dispur, Guwahati, Distt. Kamrup, (Assam) – 781006. Its fabricated, just to fulfill clause of law. He’s not from Assam, he never lived there, he wasn’t elected by people of Assam, he himself cannot remember when he went to Assam for the last time, yet, there is his permanent residence.

Times have changed, the Constitution of India needs to be re-written so that We The People Of India can exercise our rights and duly elect our own Prime Minister. He should NOT come through any indirect channels. If India’s PM is not elected by the people, he should not head the government and should never lead the nation. Democracy is for the people, then why the chief can come through backdoor?