Modi hits back at Cong over ‘BJP to change Constitution’ remarks
Addressing a massive election rally in Gaya, Bihar, he said the Congress had used the Constitution as a political weapon in the last 25 to 30 years.
Addressing a massive election rally in Gaya, Bihar, he said the Congress had used the Constitution as a political weapon in the last 25 to 30 years.
Some overlap in the functions of the three branches is unavoidable; good governance sometimes requires that an executive body exercises some basic legislative and judicial functions also.
In the 109th episode of his monthly programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on All India Radio (AIR), Modi said the inauguration of the Ayodhya temple seems to have bound together crores of people of the country with a common thread.
The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the Punjab Governor for withholding assent to the bills passed by the state legislature. The top court said that the Governor of Punjab is “playing with fire” by deflecting the course of Bills passed by a duly elected Assembly.
The Centre refutes Opposition's charges.
On Friday, A writ petition was filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy seeking deletion of the words 'Socialism' and 'Secularism' from the Preamble to the constitution.
Among the liberal principles enshrined in the Constitution, secularism has come under severe attack in recent times.
Any desired socialization among kids can be achieved in neighbourhood playgrounds under close supervision.
Defectors contend that anti-defection laws stifle their right to free speech, glossing over the fact that they are not individuals with a free will but representatives of an electorate that voted for them on the basis of certain assurances including that of party affiliation. Seen in this perspective, defection is an act of betrayal of the people’s trust
The present Constitution in Chile was crafted in 1980 by people who were handpicked by the then military ruler ~ Augusto Pinochet. It opened the country to mining investments and allowed water rights to be bought and sold. Over time, Chile prospered by exploiting its natural resources ~ copper, coal, salmon and avocados.
