Involve citizens in framing laws: Aruna
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of thousands of suggestions being made to the Justice Verma committee on crime against women, activist Aruna Roy on Monday pitched for the involvement of citizens in framing laws. In a letter to National Advisory Council chairperson Sonia Gandhi, she slammed the DoPT for playing spoilsport in establishing a mechanism of pre-legislative process.
Roy said such a system would not cost money and help strengthen the democratic system. “In a participatory democracy, when citizens are demanding their voice be heard, to not create an institutionalised platform for pre-legislative consultation, is unwise and self defeating. If the NAC is not considered the right platform for such a discussion, it should be taken up by some other agency immediately,” said Roy.
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