“75 valuable years have gone by…” and now Telangana’s Chief Minister is demanding a new Constitution for India.
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00:00India requires a new constitution of India.
00:02It is undemocratic, it is aristocratic, it is uncalled for, it is undesirable, it is an unhealthy practice of democracy.
00:30India requires a new constitution of India.
00:54I believe India requires to rewrite its constitution of India.
00:59I am proposing this before the nation.
01:00Do you see anything wrong in that?
01:03Let it be debated.
01:04Let it be discussed.
01:07Because 75 valuable years have gone by.
01:12People's expectations are not being met.
01:14Why?
01:16So we need to make some new provisions to the constitution of India.
01:20We need to strengthen a new constitution.
01:23We need to rewrite.
01:24There's nothing wrong.
01:26What is wrong?
01:28Sister, we have amended our constitution by 80 times.
01:31Why did we amend?
01:33And it is a fashion across the world.
01:36Whichever country felt there is a need for a new constitution, they have rewritten.
01:39What is there?
01:41I am proposing for a new constitution for this country.
01:43What is wrong in that?
01:45Let the country debate.
01:45Sir, for this purpose of new constitution, are you also going to involve BJP chief ministers?
01:51Because you just answered a question.
01:52See, we will discuss with everybody.
01:54See, I am proposing it to the whole nation.
01:57Let the whole nation debate it.
01:59You please telecast.
02:00I think you are from India National Channel.
02:03Please put it.
02:04KCR proposes a new constitution to the nation.
02:06Please put it.
02:07You see how much debate will take place.
02:09Will that be in consultation with BJP chief ministers?
02:12Why I am proposing that?
02:13I wish in a democratic manner, let the country discuss.
02:19What KCR says, why?
02:20What I feel is with all my experience of 50 years of public life, I feel I have worked
02:27in various capacities given by this constitution of India.
02:34I am today, even today I am holding a constitutional position of a chief minister post.
02:39I was a union cabinet minister in the union government.
02:43I was a minister here.
02:45All those opportunities were provided to me by the constitution of India only.
02:50But I feel after 50 years of experience of my public life in this country, after seeing
02:57so many, see one thing, one thing let me tell you, there is no hanky-panky.
03:04What is happening in this country?
03:07This constitution has given certain powers to the states, has given certain powers to
03:15the government of India, has given certain powers in the concurrent list.
03:22In the name of concurrent list, both the governments, Congress and BJP have stolen all the powers
03:28from the centre.
03:33Their policy is unitary policy, stealing away the powers of the states.
03:39Is it good?
03:40Is it desirable?
03:41Actually, what should happen?
03:45What should happen in fact?
03:47As the maturity level increases in the democracy, government should go on withdrawing.
03:56Central government should delegate more powers to the states.
04:01So should be the case with the state governments.
04:04States shall delegate more powers to the local bodies.
04:07We have done it in Telangana by the way of new Panchayat Raj Act.
04:12We are giving money.
04:14Every month money regularly goes to the panchayats and municipalities.
04:18And you see the development there today?
04:22It is going in reverse now.
04:24Congress has reversed, stolen away the powers of the states and so was the case with the
04:30BJP in the last eight years.
04:33They say one nation, one registration, what is that?
04:37One nation, one registration, what is that, what does it mean?
04:42What does it mean?
04:43It is a conspiracy.
04:44It is a conspiracy against the states.
04:45It is a sugar-coated tablet.
04:46That is the reason there should be abundant clarity in the constitution of India that
04:55these are the powers of the states.
04:58Centre should not interfere there.
05:00These are the duties, responsibilities of the centre.
05:03They should behave like that.
05:05But now in this confusion of concurrent lists, they are going on stealing away.
05:11What is that you are reading among the columns?
05:13Every day, IAS officers' postings, IPA centre want to take away.
05:18How come?
05:19Is it fair?
05:20It is unfair.
05:21I wrote a letter to the Honourable Prime Minister, withdraw your proposal.
05:26Why?
05:27Why there is a provocation to Mr. KCR for a new constitution?
05:32Now Government of India says, I will take away.
05:35Without the consent of the states, we will take any IAS officer.
05:39What does it mean?
05:40It is undemocratic.
05:41It is aristocratic.
05:42It is uncalled for.
05:43It is undesirable.
05:44It is an unhealthy practice of democracy.