The present Nagaland State Government is an oppositionless Government evolved under circumstances . Once I wrote a booklet under the caption , “ NO OPPOSITION .”
What is the reason? An elected member is to be honest to God and the people whom he represents and if he is to be honest , he has not to adhere to any party . He is to be free to speak to any one without being entangled by the principle of any party whether to criticize or to appreciate .If there is an opposition party , there is the opposition Bench and the Ruling or Treasury Bench . To a great extent each party maintains its own prestige and opposition for the sake of opposition and not constructive opposition . So in many cases it amounts to mere wastage of time .
Some opposition members do not maintain balance and they think that they have to oppose everything because they are opposition members . So rivalry feeling is developed between some opposition members and ruling members as a result , the people belonging to such constituencies suffer a lot during the whole tenure .
A Government will be good if there is a strong opposition is often said by the people , but if all of the Members are God’s fearing and honest men and women , all will be opposing what is wrong and all will be supporting what is good and right . So let all of the Members be God’s fearing and honest Members and the Government be without formal opposition party .
Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi.
