Category: Politicians

Hate is a very strong word. So it feels a little awkward to say that I hate a particular person. But there are certain types of people who are easy to hate. For me, such people include hypocrites, people who abuse women and children, people who gossip and backbite, and people who are greedy. I also hate most politicians. One finds hypocrites everywhere who preach one thing and practice another. They will lecture you about morals and good behavior but on the sly they will do the very things they inveigh against. Some religious leaders fit this bill. The Shankaracharya case in Tamilnadu, the Abhaya case in Kerala is all examples of the moral and spiritual bankruptcy of religious leaders. Bangladeshi writer, Taslima Nasreen has also accused the Muslim clergy…

The Rajya Sabha or the Council of States is the Upper House of Indian Parliament. It is sometimes called the “House of Elders”. It is the Second Chamber in the Indian Parliament. A Second Chamber is a necessity in a federal State. While the Lok Sabha represents the people, the Rajya Sabha represents the States. As a federal Second Chamber, it protects the interests of the Units in the federation, Composition of the Rajya Sabha: ADVERTISEMENTS: The Rajya Sabha is an indirectly elected House. The Constitution fixed the maximum number of membership of the Rajya Sabha at 250 (two hundred and fifty). Out of 250 members 12 are nominated by the President from amongst persons who have achieved distinction in Literature, Arts, Science and Social Service. The rest 238 members…

Short Essay on the Freedom of Religion – Secularism is a part of the basic structure of our Constitution, which means that the feature cannot even be taken away by a Constitutional amendment by the Parliament.India not only has no State religion but is also duty bound to ensure that no discrimination on grounds of religion or religious belief is made and that all religions and faiths get equal protection of the laws to flourish.The Constitution of India provides that everyone has the right to practice and propagate the religion of his or her choice. This is a fundamental right. Despite the Constitutional guarantee the political scene of the nation is such that religion is frequently used to ignite communal passions so that vested interests could grind their own axe.…

Short Essay on Anti-defection Law – In order to check the tendency of the politicians to shuttle from one political party to the other the anti-defection law was enacted.The provision for the anti-defection law finds place in the 10th Schedule to the Constitution of India, which was introduced by the 52nd Amendment to the Constitution in 1985.As per the law if a member defects from his party to some other party he is disqualified by the Speaker. However, such disqualification is not beyond judicial review and can be successfully challenged in an appropriate court of law. Image Source: electricunicycleguide.com ADVERTISEMENTS: There are two exceptions. First, no member can be disqualified if a group of 1/3 of total members of party decides to split; and second, if a group of 2/3…

Corruption is not a new phenomenon in India. It has been prevalent in society since ancient times. History reveals that it was present even in the Mauryan period. Great scholar Kautilya mentions the pressure of forty types of corruption in his contemporary society. It was practised even in Mughal and Sultanate period. When the East India Company took control of the country, corruption reached new height. Corruption in India has become so common that people now are averse to thinking of public life with it. Corruption has been defined variously by scholars. But the simple meaning of it is that corruption implies perversion of morality, integrity, character or duty out of mercenary motives, i.e. bribery, without any regard to honour, right and justice. In other words, undue favour for any…

The chief advantages of legisla­tion over precedent are the following: 1. Abrogative Power: Legislation is both constitutive and ab­rogative whereas precedent merely possesses constitutive efficacy. Legislation is not only a source of law, but it is equally effective in amending or annulling the existing law. Image Source: actionforbetterhealthcare.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Precedent, on the other hand, cannot abrogate the existing rule of law although it may produce very good law and in some respects better than legislation. What it does, it docs once for all. It cannot retrace its steps. Legislation as a destructive and reformative agent has no equal. 2. Efficiency: Legislation allows an advantageous division of labour by dividing the two functions of making the law and adminis­tering it. This results in increased efficiency. President, however, unites those two functions…

14, Nandalal Bose Street,Kolkata – 700 012.15th January, 2011 ADVERTISEMENTS: The Municipal Commissioner,Kolkata Municipal Corporation,5, SN Bannerjee Road,Kolkata – 700013 ADVERTISEMENTS: Subject: The problem of hawkersSir, Image Source: media.salon.comThere are areas in our city where hawkers seem to have completely taken over the thoroughfares. This causes endless traffic jams, which in turn leads to accidents and sometimes wrecks havoc in the lives of people caught up in personal emergencies. Moreover, not only is there considerable noise pollution at these places, but drivers trying to park their cars there have to go through a nightmare. ADVERTISEMENTS: Every now and then there is a great hue and cry over the matter, but once the dust settles, things are back to where they were before— allegedly with the connivance of politicians, the civic…