Washington, June 30 (IANS) Delivering his remarks at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Leadership Summit, Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna sharply criticised President Donald Trump’s foreign and immigration policies while arguing that the India-US partnership should ultimately be anchored in shared democratic values rather than transactional interests.Khanna, who represents California’s Silicon Valley and is regarded as one of the Democratic Party’s leading voices on technology a…
Latest Democracy News & Updates
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at introducing schoolchildren to the fundamentals of democracy and participatory governance, government schools across Tamil Nadu will conduct student elections next month as part of the state’s ‘Magizh Mutram’ programme. The School Education Department has integrated the student parliament initiative into the existing programme from the current academic year, enabling students to experience the electoral process through campaigns…
Kathmandu, June 26 (IANS) More than a decade after Nepal formally embraced federalism through the promulgation of the Constitution in 2015, the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s (RSP) proposal to abolish provincial assemblies has reignited debate over the future of the country’s federal structure.The party, which commands nearly a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives, endorsed a political and economic paper presented by its Vice President, Swarnim Wagle, during its ongoing General Conven…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Delhi BJP, led by Harsh Malhotra, on Friday organised a seminar to remember the Emergency imposed by the then Congress government in 1975 and to honour 115 Loktantra Senanis (democracy warriors) who faced hardships during the dark phase. Speaking at the event, organised at the NDMC Convention Centre under the chairmanship of Delhi Malhotra, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ is very important in Indian history.She said that every year w…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IANS) Kerala BJP President, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Friday used the anniversary of the 1975 Emergency to call for constant vigilance in safeguarding the Constitution, asserting that its protection was the collective responsibility of every citizen and not merely that of political parties or governments.Addressing a function organised to mark the anniversary of the Emergency, Rajeev Chandrasekhar alleged that the Emergency imposed by the Congress government nearly fi…
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) In a major political flashpoint, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday launched a scathing attack on rebel Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Dina Patil after the latter allegedly abused and threatened to assault journalists on camera. Sanjay Dina Patil, who recently defected from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) to join Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena faction, has sparked widespread public outrage across the state for his …
Vadodara, June 25 (IANS) Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagdish Vishwakarma on Thursday alleged that those who speak about the Constitution today should also examine the actions of their predecessors, while addressing a convention held in Vadodara on the occasion marked as ‘25 June: Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’. The programme was held to mark the anniversary of the Emergency imposed in 1975. Speaking at the event, Vishwakarma described the Emergency period as a serious setback to d…
Bhopal, June 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday observed the 51st anniversary of the Emergency as ‘Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’ (Constitution Murder Day) across Madhya Pradesh, with party leaders recalling the suspension of civil liberties during the 1975-77 period and accusing the Congress of undermining democratic institutions for political survival. A series of programmes were organised in Bhopal and other districts to commemorate those who were jailed, censored or persecuted du…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) In the turbulent mid-1970s India, a particular house on Patna’s Jagat Narayan Road used to bustle with activity. Political leaders of many hues, but opposed to the then Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi’s autocratic rule of the time, would make a beeline, even as crowds of youth activists would fill the premises at all times.There, in a room, would sit Jayaprakash Narayan – or “JP” — receiving guests, holding meetings, giving directions, listening intently to suggest…
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Amid escalating tensions over controversial remarks and threats directed at media persons by Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Dina Patil, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and the party’s chief leader Eknath Shinde took a firm stance on Thursday, asserting that any insult to journalists is absolutely unacceptable.He reprimanded Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Dina Patil and explicitly advised him to tender an unconditional apology to the media community.The development follows severe backlash over…