The demonetisation debate 2016

Nobody will forget the historic announcement Prime Minister Narendra Modi made to the nation on 8 November 2016 at 8:00 PM. During the subsequent hours thereafter, many including myself were overjoyed after hearing the news. Modi critics were speechless. Rupees 500 and Rupees 1000 notes were no longer legal tender. After the initial joy, the news turned into worst nightmare for many, common people who were caught in the crossfire in the battle against black money. After few days as chaos grew and RBI started changing rules day by day, one thing was clear. Everyone was divided into two groups, you either loved it or hated it, nobody could simply ignore it.

The election season (Part II)

In the last blog, some of the problems with the election system of the largest democracy in the worlds were enlisted. In this blog, all the steps taken up by Parliament and other various bodies will be discussed including, my own suggestions to improve/fix the broken system.

  

The majority of parliament's time with respect to election reforms or amendment to Representation of Peoples Act, 1951 have been used to amend the ‘office of profit’ provisions and which offices should or shouldn’t be exempted.  The idea behind the concept of office of profit – which evolved in England – is to preserve the independence of the legislature by keeping the members away from any temptations from the executive that can come in the way of independent discharge of their duties. It also seeks to enforce the principle of separation of power between the legislative, the judiciary and the executive – a basic feature of the Constitution.

The election season (Part I)

As the election season is about to hit India, with state assembly elections in key states such as Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa to be held in March 2017. All the political parties gear up for the election campaign. By the end of March, the people would have elected representatives for a total number of six hundred and ninety assembly seats! It is a no easy task, already the election commission is in motion and key meetings with public officers are going on in these states. The Code of Conduct will be in force anytime now (Early-mid December). It is a mammoth task, and wheels are already in motion.

India has been characterised as the biggest democracy in the world because of the mere number of people participating in the voting process. It is a cherished right of a citizen to participate in the electoral process which places representatives in the seat of power. The citizen has been guaranteed this right under the Constitution via universal adult suffrage.[1] 

The unlit world of lobbying in India

This is not the most trending topic out there, but I think it is one of the most important thing among them all with the government stepping in to increaseIndia’s rankingin“Ease of doing business”. I think, therefore, the concept of ‘Lobbying’ should be at the forefront of public discourse. 

For those who do not know what lobbying is, it a group of people who are (mostly lawyers, senior journalists) paid by private interests to influence the government or politicians to make or to amend governmental policies to suit their interests; the key word being ‘INFLUENCE’.

Equality before the law

As the All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) filed a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) asking for a ban on triple talaq, ‘e- talaq’and ‘postal talaq’ to be declared invalid,the great debate over Uniform Civil Code erupted and took over the nation again. You must have heard all sorts of Articles of Constitution being cited on all the big news channels, everyone giving their own logic and reasoning for their points of view. In this blog I am putting forth mine.