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BJP's Nishikant Dubey accuses Congress of subverting institutions; rubbish
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dubey cited the 1976 Swaran Singh Committee, which led to the 42nd Amendment, saying it stripped the President of powers. He criticised Gandhi's claims, pointing out Congress's own history of influencing institutions and appointments.
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Congress will turn this country into an Islamic nation if it comes to powe
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Ajay Alok on Monday accused the Congress of wanting to turn India into an Islamic nation. He claimed that the inclusion of the word 'secularism' in the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, under the Congress rule, was the first step in t
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"Fifty per cent of Constitution changed after Emergency was imposed": Pral
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"After the emergency was imposed, the 42nd amendment was brought, which changed the 32 provisions of the Constitution. Fifty per cent of the Constitution was changed...Today, some people are showing the Constitution in public; they should at least express remorse or regret over it, which
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"Preamble is not changeable... but this Preamble for Bharat was changed":
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Speaking at an event at the Vice-President's Enclave, marking the presentation of the first copy of 'Ambedkar's Messages' compiled by author and former Karnataka MLC DS Veeraiah, Dhankhar emphasised that a preamble of a constitution was "not changeable" or "not alterbale" as was the base on
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"Indira Gandhi ji murdered Constitution made by Baba Saheb Ambedkar ji": B
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey on Saturday slammed the Congress and accused Indira Gandhi of "murdering" the Constitution made by Baba Saheb Ambedkar by implementing the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution, considered as the 'Mini-Constitution' because it made sweeping changes t
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"Prime example of their shenanigans": On anniversary of Emergency, PM Modi
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on X, recalled the 1975 Emergency as a dark chapter, marking its 50th anniversary as Samvidhan Hatya Diwas. He criticised the Congress for suspending rights, muzzling Parliament, and targeting the poor via the 42nd Amendment.
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MK Stalin writes to other CMs, asks them to join committee on Delimitation
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In the letter Stalin pointed out that the previous delimitation exercises were conducted in 1952, 1963, and 1973, but were frozen by the 42nd Amendment in 1976 until the first census after 2000. The freeze was extended in 2002 until the census after 2026. However, with the 2021 Census del
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Indira Gandhi herself voted to remove many provisions of 42nd Amendment: J
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
He said that PM Modi failed to mention that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi voted for the 44th amendment which reserved the provision laid down by the 42nd amendment, enhancing civil liberties and allowing judicial review.
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