The behaviour of AAP MLAs in Burari police station shows the mindset of instant justice has not changed among these people.
A member of legislative assembly is not a part of the 'Executive' and has no right to give directions to police. Then what was the reason for these MLAs to go to a police station at first place for a kidnapping case?
It reminds me of the incident last year involving the law minister Somnath Bharti where he was on the spot directing the police without understanding the role demarcation between a Political Executive and Permanent Executive(the bueraucracy)
There is a procedure('Rule of Law') by which the police or for that matter anyone in Bureaucracy has to act.
The mentality of this crowd to deliver instant justice has not changed at all. During the Anti-corruption movement Mr. Anna hazare , touting himself as a Gandhian asked for death penalty for the corrupt, and poked his nose into the legislature by demanding his nominees be present in the committee drafting lokpal bill. That was the first instance in Indian political history where persons not elected by the voters got involved in legislating business, thereby disrespecting the established procedures.
There is no doubt that the descendants of such a movement too have this same mentality.
It is high time that we realise subverting democratic institutions and established procedures will bring more harm than good to the society. Agreed, that the existing institutions and procedures have drawbacks. The way ahead is to reform them and not to subvert them.
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