Supreme Court Justice Shiva Kirti Singh today advocated for a constitutional amendment, whereby the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers have the power to induct Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) as ministers in their cabinet for an organised and fast paced growth of the country.
Addressing the 56th All India Political Science Conference at Banaras Hindu University here, the Justice asked the political scientists as well as students to brainstorm on the idea and come out with valuable suggestions.
"During this three-day conference, we would like to invite suggestions from the political scientists as well as students, who must think on the matter that whether there was any need for a slight amendment in the constitution whereby, Prime Minister and Chief Ministers should be vested with power to induct experts like CEOs as ministers in their cabinet for a better organised and fast paced growth of the country.
"Big companies like Tata and others along with (multinational) banks appoint CEOs for smooth running of their companies in this competitive world, shouldn't our ministers be one of those experts who would help in a better organised and fast paced growth of this nation...," Singh said.
The Supreme Court lawyer also invited suggestions on the role played by smaller parties in coalition governments and how these parties gave way to corruption.
He asked whether there should be any measures taken to limit the smaller parties' role so that the rise in corruption in the (political) system be reduced and eliminated.
