The Mayawati government tabled the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill on Friday replacing an ordinance promulgated in the month of June to increase the tenure of the management committees of cooperative societies from two to three years.
Cooperative leaders including National Cooperative Union of India President Dr Chandra Pal Singh called it a blatant misuse of political power.
Mayawati government first reduced the tenure of elected cooperative bodies from three to two years in September 2007. She did it so that her party members are able to capture cooperative board sooner than later. Now for the same people, she has increased the tenure first by Ordinance and now by Act. What a classic case of political highhandedness!
In the election in 2009, 11790 of the total 12291 cooperative bodies were held in which she ensured her men victory from village level to state level.
But now, after the completion of two years she suddenly developed love for the old system of having 3 years term for the Board and Management of Cooperative bodies.
In no time, governor B L Joshi cleared the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Ordinance 2011 on June 2, to ensure that now management committees whose term was to end on or before the date of commencement of the ordinance, will continue for three years.
The Centre is working on an amendment in cooperative laws which would ensure the continuation of Board of directors of cooperative society for the five year term, no matter who comes and who goes at political seat. This law will be applicable for whole of India and would greatly boost the cooperative movement in the country by keeping Mayas at bay.
