By: Mehmil Khalid Kunwar
Without a strong check and balance and subsequent implementation, laws if made, have little chance of success
An enlightened citizen is a proof that a state is truly running on democratic lines. Democracy cannot flourish in a region where the inhabitants do not know the actual performance of the people they have elected or where they are denied their basic fundamental rights. According to the traditional concept of democracy, a citizen when elects his representative, is fully equipped with the right to ask the latter about fulfillment of his responsibilities and expects him to demonstrate a responsive character towards the demands of the masses.
This, not only promotes a culture of accountability, but also inculcates in the rulers, the fear of exercising their rights, by the ruled.