(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Challenges for Federal Structure

Topic: Challenges for Federal Structure

Guest:

Abhilash Khandekar, (Senior Journalist)
J Sai Deepak, (Advocate, Supreme Court)
Shekhar Iyer, (Senior Journalist)

Topic Description:

We have seen instances of tussle between the agencies of central government and the state governments... The latest in the list happens to be IT raids at the offices and residence of aides of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister... which saw run-in between the CRPF officers and the state police officers...

Such instances were witnessed in West Bengal, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh as well... where the central agencies proceeded with corruption or irregularity probes...

The central agencies are formed in a federal structure and have primarily the responsibility of probing issues against government staff and serious cases referred to it by courts or by the state governments itself...

Besides the cases of corruption probe... another subject which raises issue of a federal structure is statements made by the leaders of Jammu and Kashmir centric parties on Article 370...

Now, what are the challenges before smooth cohesion in the federal structure and what is an ambit of central and state agencies... for more on this very important discussion... we are joined by