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 Sabha is reported to have said: “It is a serious question in a parliamentary democracy wherein the wisdom of a directly elected house is questioned repeatedly […]
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Interview: How To Do Away With Corporate Funding
A crucial point that came up during the investigations into the corporate espionage scam was that several corporates had made huge political donations to political parties so that they could lobby. It has been found during the investigations that corporates had lobbied with politicians to ensure posting of their favoured bureaucrats in some ministries so […]
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 पर खरे उतरते हैं तो इसे स्वच्छ राजनीति का आरंभ माना जा सकता है. अंग्रेजी रूपांतरण: Too hasty to interpret the results of the election Jagdeep […]
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देश की तकरीबन सभी राजनीतिक पार्टियाँ चुनावी चंदे के कार-व्यापार को पारदर्शी बनाने का हर मुमकिन विरोध करती रही हैं.
Nearly A Third Of PM Modi’s Cabinet Charged With Crimes
Attempted murder, waging war on the state, criminal intimidation and fraud are some of the charges on the rap sheets of ministers Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed to the cabinet on Sunday, jarring with his pledge to clean up politics. Seven of 21 new ministers face prosecution, taking the total in the 66-member cabinet to […]