People reacted vociferously against the political developments that led to president rule when Deccan Herald sought their reaction on the current situation prevailing in Karnataka.

They said the politicians are sent to the assemblies and parliament to provide a good governance for five years but not to indulge in petty power play for personal gains.

Many people believed that president’s rule may enhance developmental activities and keep hooligans at bay.

N A Pasha,
Assistant Engineer, IISc:
For common people, it rarely matters, who rules, as we have to continue with our work to earn our livelihood. But I feel that democratic bodies are usually good because there are very small units and can be held responsible if something unwanted happens.

V Bhaskar, Businessman:
President Rule in my opinion is good. Had the president rule not been imposed, the situation would have been turned from worse to worst. The delay in imposing President’s Rule would have encouraged politicians to go for horsetrading.

Prashanth Danihalli,
coffee planter:
I am not in favour of President’s Rule. We saw a very good governance in the last 20 months when developmental works were carried out on warfoot basis. The political situation brought the developmental works to a grinding halt.

T Ramu, Trade Union Leader:
President rule usually encourages one-upmanship, so it too has drawbacks but under the current situation, this was to happen. It was all because of fractured mandate. We expect that next time this should not happen.

V Sanjeevini, student:
For students, it hardly matters whether there is president rule or a chief minister’s rule. We have heard that bureaucrats get freedom to do their jobs independently, so we hope that developmental works would gain pace. We expect that public should not be compelled to run from pillar to post. At least bureaucracy should respond sympathetically to every request.

S Shushma, student:
For us it is yet another day. Days won’t become lengthy, it will remain for 24 hours only. 
I have learnt that hooligans will have difficult time during the president’s rule.

Madhav Prasad, employee:
If the State headed for president’s rule it is primarily because of the JD (S). At least governance in Karnataka should not become Congress party’s affair and bureaucracy be given chance to function independently but not be allowed to go berserk.

Bhanu S, home maker:
The biggest hurdle will be the movement of files, as a single person will have to handle the entire governance. Bureaucrats will be given a free hand. The Election Commission should ensure early elections because the President’s rule should not be extended.

Maqsood Hussain, Social worker
President’s Rule was the last thing to happen. Already there was a lot of confusion among the masses. For the past few days, all the developmental works had come to a halt  and common man was suffering. Now, in this President’s Rule no one can do ‘Manmani’ (whims and fancy). Now media has major role to play. It has to work like a watchdog of the society. Bureaucracy cannot escape from passing the buck to the politicians.

Yuvaraj G, student:
The fractured mandate given by the people and greed of the politicians drove Karnataka to the President’s Rule. Let us have a taste of this kind of governance. Hopefully it would not be free from corruption.

Manohar, Employee
India has chosen a democratic system in which one-upmanship is considered as a worst situation. The voters elect government for five years. Even if voters give a fractured mandate, it is the duty of the political parties to run the government for five years. A common fear is that the Governor should not become a tool in the hands of Congress leaders in the State and should rule impartially.

C N Kumar, Businessman:
The way politics has taken the turn, no other alternative was left but a President’s rule in Karnataka. We hope that developmental works would gain momentum.