Independent regulators were established in the hope that decision-making would be depoliticised. The ambiguities of the Electricity Act make this difficult.
If the idea that regulatory reform is critical has been accepted, the next step lies in arriving at a consensus on what constitutes meaningful regulatory reform.
The next time you see a post featuring a sari-clad woman at a party or a travel reel from an unknown location, ask yourself — how does her joy threaten yours?
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
Isn’t what is most important that whoever is/are chosen as part of a regulatory body discharge his/her/their regulatory functions in an open, transparent, fair, and, most importantly, competent fashion rather than whether the person or persons chosen has/have been part of the civil service earlier or come from outside (private sector, academia, etc.)?
Isn’t what is most important that whoever is/are chosen as part of a regulatory body discharge his/her/their regulatory functions in an open, transparent, fair, and, most importantly, competent fashion rather than whether the person or persons chosen has/have been part of the civil service earlier or come from outside (private sector, academia, etc.)?