DC Edit | Indian democracy faces its darkest day in history
2 days, 23 hours ago

DC Edit | Indian democracy faces its darkest day in history

Deccan Chronicle  

It was one of the darkest days in the history of India’s Parliament as the elected representatives of the people pushed and shoved, jostled and scuffled on the premises of the temple of democracy. Two camps of MPs, diametrically opposed in their politics, were holding their respective protests in the premises of Parliament on December 19 when a faceoff triggered ugly scenes on the threshold of Parliament where the cramping of MPs led to injuries being sustained, some of the grievous kind. Such scenes represent an unprecedented event in Parliament though physical violence and the weaponisation of handy objects like microphones and chairs and tables have been known to take place in state Assemblies. Its celebratory diamond jubilee will now be remembered for all the wrong reasons even as one of the most rancorous sessions came to an inglorious close after days of sound and fury and hotly contested divergent points of view, dragging in historical figures, ranging from the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the main architect of the Constitution Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.

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Deafening silence over decimation of democracy in Bengaluru city’s administration
8 months ago

Deafening silence over decimation of democracy in Bengaluru city’s administration

The Hindu  

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9 months ago

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Live Mint  

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1 year, 8 months ago

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The Hindu  

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DC Edit | Action on Rahul unites Opp., as people remain indifferent
1 year, 8 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP on Indian democracy structure, says, 'Media, judiciary, Parliament all under...'
1 year, 9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP on Indian democracy structure, says, 'Media, judiciary, Parliament all under...'

India TV News  

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1 year, 9 months ago

India’s democracy, diminished and declining

The Hindu  

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2 years, 4 months ago

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LA Times  

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At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before
2 years, 4 months ago

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Associated Press  

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2 years, 5 months ago

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The Quint  

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4 years, 4 months ago

A ‘democracy capture’

The Hindu  

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