Our brand of socialism did not result in transfer of wealth from the rich to the poor but only from the honest rich to the dishonest rich, lawyer-jurist Nani A Palkhivala said in 1991.
In effect, the call for the removal of ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ from the Preamble is against the constitutional mandate. Any attempt in that direction would lead to constitutional erosion.
The verdict on the preamble amendments of 1976 suggests that the courts will accept flexible meanings of terms. A Constitution built of plasticine can be made to mean anything.
Time has changed. The nation's leadership can’t be browbeaten in the manner it was done in 1985-86; old Muslim leadership has been discredited and is slowly disappearing.
The lefties are passing on to their comrades-in-arms the subliminal message that there was no civilisation, no society, no culture before 26 January 1950. But India and Indians created the Constitution, not the other way around.
Coined by close Ambedkar confidant Babu Hardas Laxmanrao Nagrale, the 'Jai Bhim’ slogan has seen the rise and decline of many Dalit parties. Now, non-Dalits chant it in Lok Sabha that has no BSP member.
In ‘The Foresighted Ambedkar’, Anurag Bhaskar focuses on Ambedkar’s influence on the Indian constitutional discourse from 1919. It demonstrates why he’s called the Father of the Indian Constitution.
Constitution makers inspired by Ram Rajya, says Modi, but letters and notes from 1949 & 1950 show that paintings in the document meant to depict scenes from Indian history, legend and life.
Indian law is inherently socialist, yet the honourable judge knew that socialism was wrong. Long live Nani Palkhivala. Long live free-market capitalism.
Indian law is inherently socialist, yet the honourable judge knew that socialism was wrong. Long live Nani Palkhivala. Long live free-market capitalism.