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‘States have to go like beggars to the Centre for everything. We have been reduced to glorified municipalities’

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was at the Chandigarh office of The Indian Express for an Idea Exchange. In this session moderated by Resident Editor (Chandigarh) Vipin Pubby, 82-year-old Badal speaks of dynastic politics, Centre-state ties and radical outfits in the state DINKER VAS ....Read more

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Badal will disperse and sun will still not shine on him...By: phai bhindrawala was a rascal | Monday , 6 Jul '09 2:45:08 AM Reply | Forward Badal will disperse and sun will still not shine on him...

Centre-State relationsBy: P.N. Sarin | Sunday , 5 Jul '09 17:11:51 PM Reply | Forward The present status of Centre-State relationship is untenable. The Centre appoints the Planning Commission and its Members. The Planning Commission allocates funds to the States. The Centre appoints Governors of States and the Governor has the power to recommend the dismissal of State Governments. The national parties which rule at the Centre are not truly national in character. They try to improve their chances of winning elections at the cost of Regional Parties. How can Regional Parties compete with National Parties under these circumstance? But the truth is that development at the grass-root level can take place only if the government at the State and municipal level is given greater power. Till then the people of States will continue to be a colony of the Centre.

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