The Times of India
26 Jan 2009, CHANDIGARH: Even after 59 years of India being declared a republic, people are still struggling to get rights guaranteed in the Constitution. The irony is that public representatives seem to be mute spectators in the entire system of governance here in the city. ...
... Satya Pal Jain, former MP of the city, said, "The Centre is responsible as it is not taking up things in a proper manner. "Bureaucracy doesn't want to give powers to the local bodies." ...