“…184 Another way to promote residency-based citizenship, though it sounds counter-intuitive, is to constitutionally enshrine the rights of the regions. The present situation, where at any moment the Central Government could revoke the current arrangements, leads regional governments to perceive Otda as a "retractable privilege" 185 and therefore over-extend their authority 186 -and over-exert their parochial identityin an attempt to put the situation beyond a point where it can be wound back. 187 The regions' insecurity about the Central Government taking back devolved power -an insecurity which is perhaps not entirely unwarranted 188 -may also explain their emphasis, as discussed above, on prioritising their revenue bases above human rights.…”