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The current ruling BJP government and India’s longest-ruling party — Congress — are engaged in shows of patriotism ahead of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (the platinum jubilee of Independence .) While the Centre has launched the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement to instil nationalism and patriotism in Indian youth, Congress has called for the ‘Azadi Ka Gaurav Yatra’ (Independence Pride March) – asserting that it would restore constitutional rule in India if voted to power. With India’s constitutional values being hotly debated, here is a look at major amendments made to the Indian Constitution since Independence. To date, there are 105 amendments made by the Parliament to the original 395 articles of the Constitution. First Amendment Passed under India’s first Prime Minster Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951, the first amendment to the Constitution altered articles 15, 15 (3), 46, 341, 342, 372 and 376, empowering States to ‘make any special provision for the advancement of any socially and … [Read more...] about The changing Constitution since Independence

In India, Parliament is the supreme law-making body. With the exceptions of items reserved unto the people — by the virtue of Fundamental Rights — and items reserved unto the States by the virtue of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, Parliament can make laws on virtually any subject within India’s territory, and, in exceptional cases, extra-territorially. The Preamble lists the objectives of the Constitution to secure for all citizens justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity. Undeterred by India’s deep-seated inequalities and factionalism before and at the time of Independence, the framers of the Constitution undertook a leap of faith and envisioned a liberal, more egalitarian nation-state in the post-colonial world. Building blocks of the Nehruvian years The first government led by Jawaharlal Nehru inherited a copious body of constitutional, substantive, and procedural laws made between the early 1800s to 1947, and a trained bureaucracy to administer them. In his first … [Read more...] about The spectrum of law-making in independent India

Community groups and landowners have lost out on £1bn as ministers failed to rein in telecoms companies, a campaign group has said. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries was accused of “cosying up” to tech giants, while they slashed rent payments for 5G masts by millions every year. Thousands of land owners who have 5G masts on their property are paid a fee by telecoms firms. The payments benefited many hospitals , churches, sports clubs, community centres and individual landlords across the UK, who received a crucial stream of revenue. But following lobbying from telecoms giants, the government overhauled the rules in 2017, allowing firms to slash the amount of rent they pay. Get all the latest news sent to your inbox. Sign up for the free Mirror newsletter The law change has led to more land disputes ( Image: Stoke Sentinel) The changes gave Telecoms giants the power to cut annual rental fees they pay to property owners by up to 95%, and have seen … [Read more...] about Communities lose out on £1billion after Tories slash 5G mast rent costs for telecoms firms

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao continued his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre describing Mr. Modi as the first enemy of Telangana. The Chief Minister cautioned people against falling in the trap of the BJP asserting that the State would slip back from its accelerated development path and exhorted people to send the BJP packing. Mr. Rao was addressing a public meeting after visiting the Vikarabad district headquarters on Tuesday. He inaugurated the newly constructed party office in Vikarabad and the district collectorate complex besides laying foundation stone for a medical college in the district. Ministers P. Sabita Indra Reddy, Vemula Prashanth Reddy and others were present. The Chief Minister said the BJP government did precious little to Telangana in its past eight-year rule. It had instead created obstacles to irrigation projects like Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme. He … [Read more...] about Do not fall in the trap of BJP, PM is our foe

PRO-ABORTION TERRORISTS PROMISE TO ESCALATE ATTACKS… ‘The Leash Is Off’: Abortion Activists Behind Attacks On Pro-Lifers Issue New Threats, Urge Others To ‘Burn’ A statement that appears to be from the violent pro-abortion group Jane’s Revenge was posted online Tuesday, saying “the leash is off” for attacks on pro-life operations and declaring violence until pro-life groups shut down. The statement was posted to Abolition Media, an “online news source for revolutionary movements,” and promised violent attacks on pro-life organizations such as crisis pregnancy centers. “We promised to take increasingly drastic measures against oppressive infrastructures,” the statement said. “Rest assured that we will, and those measures may not come in the form of something so easily cleaned up as fire and graffiti. Sometimes you will see what we do, and you will know that it is us. Sometimes you will think you merely are unlucky, because you cannot see the ways which we interfere in your … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Pro-Abortion Terrorists Promise To Escalate Attacks