Economical with truth? Jaitley bats for NJAC and transparency but mum about RTI on political parties
Last week Times Now held what it called ‘The National Debate on Legislature vs Judiciary’. The participants were the former Chief Justice of India Justice RM Lodha and the...
राजनीतिक दलों का रवैया
Text: जब से उच्चतम न्यायालय की पांच सदस्यीय पीठ ने संविधान के 99वें संशोधन को असंवैधानिक घोषित करते हुए राष्ट्रीय न्यायिक नियुक्ति आयोग को खारिज किया और कोलेजियम व्यवस्था...
Disruptions in Parliament or a stuck GST Bill: What’s bothering India Inc?
Disruptions in Parliament or a stuck GST Bill: What’s bothering India Inc? Industry captains’ petition on change.org won’t be enough to get MPs to work. India and India Inc...
कैसे रुकेगी संसद में भिड़ंत
संसद के मानसून सत्र में हुए हंगामे और सत्ता पक्ष और विपक्ष में बढ़ते टकराव से देश बहुत चिंतित है। पिछले दिनों इसी पृष्ठ पर आरके सिन्हा ने ‘संसदीय...
Black Money and Political Funding: A Story That Needs Iterations
Political parties cannot be expected to bring back the black money as they are funded by the same. Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar Prof. Jagdeep S. Chhokar (Founder and Trustee, ADR)...
Magna Carta in India? Partytime for netas
None of the six political parties complied with the decision of the highest statutory body administering the RTI Act, nor did any of them approach any other legal forum...
Rajya Sabha vs Lok Sabha: FM Arun Jaitley’s Remarks Questioning The Role Of Rajya Sabha Are Misplaced
The Indian Constitution does not permit for a hierarchy between the two Houses of Parliament on the basis of a direct and indirect election. The leader of the Rajya...
If We Can’t Respect The Governor’s Office, Let’s Abolish It
Subsequent governments have degraded the constitutional position. It’s time we stop the humiliation. Imagine you are holding what you think is a reasonably respectable job. You get a notification...
Modi is wrong when he claims the political class has opened itself to scrutiny
All major parties regally ignore the Chief Information Commission’s ruling that they can be questioned under the RTI Act. Claiming to be fortunate to belong to a “community that...
नतीजों का निष्कर्ष निकालना जल्दबाज़ी
इसे स्वच्छ राजनीती की शुरुआत माना जाए या नहीं, यह इस पर निर्भर करेगा की पांच सालों में सत्ताधारी दल का प्रदर्शन कैसा रहेगा? यदि वह लोगों की अपेक्षाओं...