Sheila mum on CAG, hits out at Hazare

August 05, 2011 15:49

While she's still mum over the CAG CWG report, the Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today acknowledged the need for governments to work in coordination with civil society on matters of social importance but said nobody has the right to "over ride" the people's representatives in a democracy.

Contending that civil society too has its limitations and no particular group can be representative of aspirations of all the country, she asked, "Can even five lakh representatives in a population of one billion claim to be representing the country or the 500-odd lawmakers who have been directly elected?"

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