Addressing leaders and workers from various districts at the Samajwadi Party's state headquarters here on Wednesday, Akhilesh Yadav said that the Samajwadi Party is steadfast in following the principles of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia and Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar.
He also questioned the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, asking whether the Constitution was not in danger when an Act of Parliament was being openly defied by State Assemblies.
Opposition leaders, including Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, also participated in the tributes, underscoring the enduring and unifying impact of Ambedkar’s legacy on India’s democratic fabric.
Dr Ambedkar passed away on December 6, 1956, and was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 1990. His birthday, April 14, is celebrated annually as Ambedkar Jayanti.
The ruling follows persistent attempts by various Members of Parliament to file notices under Rule 267 to demand discussions on subjects of their choosing, which often led to disruptions.
Questions should be raised about the trials of around two lakhs prisoners associated with the INA led by Netaji, he said. “What happened to those put on trial? How were the INA prisoners treated, penalized or executed? The Centre should honestly address these questions,” said the former head of National Archives.
One can understand, to an extent, that politicians would want to shut out those who seem inconvenient to the well-settled interests to which they are committed. But the courts, that are the guardians of the constitutional rights of citizens? Well, we expect something different from them.
In a landmark judgement in 1973, the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharathi case said that the “basic structure” of the Constitution cannot be amended.
Among other books to face the ire of authorities was one containing quotes of Mahatma Gandhi, and another that used an illustration of three pigs to teach little children how to count.
Says there was no response from the Chief Secy on the issue
