UCC’s enactment will remove special provision from Constitution that safeguards social practices, culture & traditions of Mizos, says K. Vanlalvena of Mizo National Front.
The whole point of reviving this proposal is to push the opposition into a photo-op with the conservative leadership. And the opposition is stepping into this trap.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi asks if this is an initial step towards more curbing of dissent ahead of LS polls & questions why it is used against opposition leaders & dissidents.
Law Commission recommended India apply standard for wrongful prosecution, in keeping with international promises, but Parliament hasn’t paid heed to it.
Unlike the US, which is a federation of states, India is a union of states. Therefore, federalism won’t really get undermined, the report is set to say.
With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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