Manish Tewari

Lawyer,Three Term Member of Parliament, Former Union Minister Information & Broadcasting Govt of Author of 5 books- latest’ A World Adrift’

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The Indian democratic system has to be fundamentally redesigned if Parliament and other legislative institutions have to perform their constitutionally mandated functions.

If Parliament and other legislative institutions continue to remain gladiatorial arenas to seize executive power they will keep plumbing to the unfathomable depths of a moral political, constitutional ( MCP) nadir - a process that commenced in the early 1990’s and hasn’t stopped ever since .

The first Lok Sabha ( 1952-57) met for 135 days and last one 17 th Lok Sabha met only for 55 days out of which 30 -35 odd days must have disrupted. The 13 th Lok Sabha, 14 th , 15 th and 16 th Lok Sabha fared no better.

The 18 th Lok Sabha may end up beating the record of the previous one in terms of legislative paralysis.

That is why there is need to have a fundamental relook at India’s democratic and Constitutional structure as we are not a democracy anymore today since the representative institutions of the will of the people are all but redundant.

Instead we are a two horse system- an arbitrary executive and a judiciary that appoints its own judges notwithstanding the Memorandum of Procedure.

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This is ‘ the ‘ paragraph in the American Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776.

It is the grund norm of any democracy:

“ …….We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –

That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government ……..”

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Honoured to dedicate 10 computers and a laptop to the Computer Lab at Dev Samaj College for Women under the MPLADS Scheme. Strengthening educational institutions with modern digital infrastructure is essential to preparing our students for the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow.

The programme was held in the presence of Prof. Dr. Neeru Malik ji, HS Lucky ji, Gurpreet Gabi ji Municipal Councillor Chandramukhi Sharma ji, and Imran Mansouri ji, along with faculty members and students.

Education remains the strongest foundation for nation-building, and I remain committed to supporting initiatives that empower our youth through better learning resources and technology.

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It is unfortunate that @BJP4Chandigarh wants to deny 20,000 litres of free drinking water to the people of Chandigarh.

Consider the following Chronology :

1. On 11 th March 2023 at 333 rd meeting of @MCChandigarh the General House of @MCChandigarh unanimously passed a resolution to provide 20,000 litres of free drinking water to the people of Chandigarh. This was before the Lok Sabha elections on 1st of June 2024.

2. On 4 th June 2024 @BJP4Chandigarh lost the Lok Sabha elections to @IndiaAllliance .

3. On 13 th June 2024 nine days after the @BJP4Chandigarh candidate lost the Lok Sabha elections then Administrator Sh. Banwari Lal Purohit @JAGDEVS94074014 rescinded the resolution of @MCChandigarh providing free water to the people of Chandigarh. (64 days after it was passed ) excersizing power under Section 423 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act -1976.

4. 9 th July 2024 in the 336 th meeting of @MCChandigarh I pointed out that the resolution of the General House can not be rescinded without show causing the @MCChandigarh as provided for in Section 423 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act 1976. The General House of @MCChandigarh unanimously rejected the action of @chandigarh_admn rescinding the resolution dated 11 th March 2024 and reiterated the earlier resolution.

5. Regrettably on 20 th February 2025 after the election of a @BJP4Chandigarh
Mayor the @chandigarh_admn again rejected the reiterated resolution of 9 th July 2024 erroneously invoking an emergent power under Section 423 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act 1976 when there clearly was no urgency or emergency as the original resolution was rescinded by @chandigarh_admn after 64 days .

6. To the best of my knowledge the @BJP4Chandigarh Mayor never brought this rejection letter dated 25 th February 2025 to the attention of the General House of @MCChandigarh .

Interestingly the @chandigarh_admn letter alleges that the decision to provide free water is against the bye-laws, but does not name a single bye-law that has been violated.
Is this how the Law Department of @chandigarh_admn should function ? By giving vague, and ambiguous legal opinions that fail the basic test of law?

7. It does not require rocket science to figure out who is against the poor people of Chandigarh getting free water as @chandigarh_admn also reports to a NDA/BJP Government in Delhi .

8. I urge the General House of @MCChandigarh to rise above partisan politics as this concerns the sanctity of an elected and representative house that represents the collective aspirations of the people of Chandigarh.

Read below carefully 👇

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Held a public interaction at my residence in Sector 16, Chandigarh and met with residents to discuss their concerns, suggestions, and development-related issues.

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झुका के सर को हो जाता जो 'सर' मैं

तो लीडर भी अज़ीमुश्शान होता……

Two lines from a Poem by Habib Jalib

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What it means to be a democracy :

Freedom of religion; freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus, and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and the blood of our heros have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith.”

– Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address (1801)

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I wish this order would have come during the lifetime of Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh 👇

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#WATCH | Delhi | On SC setting aside a Special CBI Court’s 2015 order in the Talabira-II coal block allocation case, Congress MP Manish Tewari says, "... This judgment or order of the Supreme Court has brought closure to a matter that should never have arisen in the first place. Dr Manmohan Singh was a man of immense integrity and great moral rectitude. He steered the Indian state through turbulent waters... Unfortunately, this order came a bit late; I wish it had come during his lifetime..."

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The Supreme Court’s vindication of Late Dr Manmohan Singh - Former Prime Minister of India came a little too late …👇

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VIDEO | Delhi: On the Supreme Court closing a criminal case against former PM Manmohan Singh in a coal block allocation case, Congress MP Manish Tewari says, "On January 4, 2014, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh held his last press conference as Prime Minister. I had anchored that press conference as the Minister for Information and Broadcasting. During that press conference, Dr. Manmohan Singh said that history would judge him far more kindly than the media and his contemporaries. He stands fully vindicated. The Supreme Court's decision to close a completely spurious case against him vindicates the honour of a gentleman who steered the ship of the Indian state through some of its most turbulent times, first in the early 1990s as Finance Minister, and later as Prime Minister of India. Therefore, the Supreme Court's decision is welcome. It came a little too late, as Dr. Manmohan Singh had already left us."

(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/bIyFWTeOLF)

#Delhi

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If at @ChdPol wants to install CCTV cameras at the Chandigarh Railway Station for better traffic management more than happy to provide it out of my MPLADS funds.

@SagarHoodaIPS ji thank you very much for the prompt action . Grateful for your sensitivity.

3 days after MP’s tweet , traffic police, private security guards streamline traffic outside Chandigarh railway station
https://t.co/v4RG5BMtNz

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There is no greater tyranny than that

which is perpetrated under the shield of

the law and in the name of justice.

-Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu - 1748

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Hello

At least read before blabbering. That is an answer to a Parliament Question.

@DhillonHariGTA

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Why aren’t the Chandigarh and Amritsar Airports not being designated as Points of Call ( POC) and put on the bilateral offer list so that in addition to Indian Carriers even foreign carriers are also able to fly from both these destinations respectively ?

I had personally met you and requested you to do so and even written to you about the same. I had also as MP from Sri Anandpur Sahib also pursued it with your predecessor Ministers between 2019 -2024 ?

Why is that not happening? What is stopping it ?

That is the real issue ?

@RamMNK

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#WATCH | Amritsar, Punjab: Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu says, "If anyone from Punjab wanted to travel to London, Toronto, or Dubai, they had to reach Delhi, handle their luggage again, stand in long queues, and go through immigration. Half the day would be spent in this rush and hassle. But now, you will complete immigration and check-in right at the Amritsar airport. Your baggage will be checked in at Amritsar and go straight to your international destination, where you will collect it. Check-in, immigration, customs, and baggage drop-off will all happen right here. In Delhi, you will simply catch your connecting flight. You will be on your international flight within a window of just 4 hours...statistics show that approximately 150,000 passengers travel from Amritsar to Delhi every year to catch international flights. Similarly, about 150,000 passengers arrive in Delhi from abroad and then travel to Amritsar…Amritsar will become the international gateway for North India. Major catchment areas including Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh will connect through here. Of the approximately 30 million Indians living abroad, nearly 10 million are Punjabis…as air connectivity increases, Amritsar's economy will directly benefit. An influx of passengers will boost business for hotels and allied sectors. Sectors like handicrafts, textiles, cargo, and logistics will gain new momentum. The hub and spoke model will increase revenue per flight for our airlines, particularly in the international long-haul market.”

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Sharing the queries I put forth to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology including whether the government has examined the legal implications of applying the Information Technology Amendment 2026 rules on Artificial Intelligence, including generative AI services and their details.

Read to know the questions and the answers received from the Ministry.

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Will a new Security Order emerge in the Greater Middle East ?

https://t.co/4GRUmRmTvF

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