#What do the people want?
Expressing the desire to become an MLA candidate while still holding the position of MP is an open insult to political decency.
A fixed term is given to the elected representative of the people to intervene in national-level issues and be the voice of the constituency. The MPs elected from Kerala have a term of three more years. Trying to jump to another position without completing that term in the hope of gaining power is a tendency to insult the will of the people.
It is unfortunate that such moves are based on the calculation that becoming a minister will bring more benefits. When the perception that politics is not about service but profit is strengthened, the values of democracy are trampled on.
Therefore, the desire of MPs to become MLA candidates should be strongly questioned. Resigning from the MP position first should be an ethical and legal criterion if one wants to contest. Otherwise, allowing the approach of holding both will be opportunistic.
Democracy should never glorify leaders who run for the position of minister without fulfilling the responsibility given to them by the people. There should be a law in the country that does not allow leaders to contest another election without completing their term of office
The people's desire is clear, Kerala and the country need representatives who will faithfully carry out the assigned duties, not politicians who play by changing positions.
-K. A. Solaman
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