more-inThe constitution of a coordination committee to oversee the functioning of the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government in the State is of paramount importance, and this exercise needs to be undertaken at the earliest. It should be noted that the Chief Ministers in such governments had never accepted the role played by the coordination committee by refraining from implementing the decisions taken at such meetings, and added to this, the meetings of the coordination committees were never convened at regular intervals. Apart from the role played by the coordination committee, it is imperative that the leadership of the two parties in the present coalition have a proper understanding. At the State level, particularly for a smooth functioning of the government, Chief Minister H.D. For one, the meetings of the coordination committee were never organised periodically and secondly there was the allegation that the chairman of the coordination committee (then AICC general secretary in charge of Karnataka) played on the side of the Chief Minister rather than bring about coordination.

Source: The Hindu May 25, 2018 18:11 UTC