constitution in danger
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s statement that the Supreme Court Collegium has hijacked the Constitution is one aspect of the matter. One should never lose sight of the fact that the statements of both the Vice President of India and the Law Minister that there should be parliamentary supremacy betray the real intention of the party in power. Their claim of parliamentary supremacy is only to implement a divisive agenda. It is clear that today’s government wants to go back to the earlier status quo, even though the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharti case clearly stated that any law made by the Parliament is subject to the basic structure of the Constitution which includes secularism. , federalism, independence of judiciary and other democratic norms.
The Central Government cannot pretend to be the supremacy of the Parliament merely because it has a majority in the Parliament. It cannot ignore the fact that majoritarianism is subservient to the constitutional values that were emphasized by the founding fathers of the Constitution. It appears that the agenda of the Law Minister and the Vice President is to hijack the Constitution.
NGR Prasad,
Chennai
description of elephant
It was disheartening to see the words “rogue”, “their enemy”, “slave” and “beast” being used to describe a wild elephant in conflict with humans and human settlements in a report, “Rogue Elephant PT-7 Caught in a ‘textbook operation’ in Palakkad” (Inside Pages, January 23). Such words may convey to the wider readership of this newspaper, especially urban children, who have not seen an elephant in the wild, that The elephant is an animal that should be feared, suspected, and trapped. The causes of man-animal conflict across India have been well documented in the scientific and journalistic literature, most notably in The Hindu, which reported on passenger and freight trains Has published several reports related to the deaths of elephants in the Palakkad-Coimbatore corridor after collisions with and accidents with.
Using such derogatory terms to describe an animal that is gentle in the wild, normally follows group religion and that lives in harmony with nature is a great insult to elephants and humans.
The majestic wild elephant need not be burdened with an additional negative impact, even while highlighting the anguish and anger of those affected.
Vishwesh Shastri,
Chennai
blow out
India’s premature exit from the Hockey World Cup is a blow. Was there a flash in the Tokyo medal pan? Hockey India under the leadership of Dilip Tirkey must get to the root of this debacle. The Odisha and Punjab model should be spread across India.
Bal Govind,
Noida, Uttar Pradesh