GRC 'myth'
GRC has already been implemented for
13 years yet it remained a contentious issue because it was viewed
by many as unfair and only benefited the ruling party.
However I think Single Member
Constituencies (SMC) system can also guarantee minority
representation in parliament by some modification on its
implementation
This is how it works :
The Elections
Department would specify the required number of minority
representatives in the all SMC constituencies according to the
percentage of the minority community in the total
population.
The Election
Department will designate which are the constituencies as minority
represented only constituencies.
Political
parties could only nominate a minority candidate to contest in
these designated constituencies. So only minority representatives
will guaranteed be elected into parliament.
These minority
represented SMC should be rotated among all the constituencies in
every General Election.
The advantage
of the said rotation is that a MP will not be staying in a
constituency for too long. The electorate will find it beneficial
and be more then happy to accept the scheme because PM or other
heavy weight ministers will one day come to serve them in their
constituency
Likewise this system could also be
applied to ensure the desired gender representation.
