Article 19(1)(c) of the Constitution of India, allows individuals to form groups, bodies, or gatherings either formally or informally and implicitly allows unregistered, voluntary groups to exist and operate freely without seeking government approval.
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A video of @DrMohanBhagwat ji is being widely circulated as a response to my letter is false.
I dispatched my letter and put it up on social media on June 15, while this interaction by the RSS Chief was on June 13/14.
Let me set the record straight.
The RSS has every right to be a cultural organization. That is their choice. But it cannot simultaneously exercise enormous social and political influence while repeatedly insisting that it has no political agenda and therefore owes no public accountability. The BJP itself acknowledges the RSS as its ideological parent and their sway over public life is undeniable.
The RSS receives donations through a vast ecosystem of 2500+ affiliated organisations, both domestic and overseas and operates out of a sprawling headquarters in the national capital and other State capitals.
The RSS chief enjoys Advanced Security Liaison protocol and other people of RSS have protocols funded by the taxpayer and the public is entitled to know whether the organisation complies with the same legal standards expected of everyone else.
Formal recognition under law would settle this contradiction once and for all.
The argument that a religion cannot be registered and therefore the RSS need not be registered is both flawed and absurd. The RSS cannot be considered to be representing any religion when they themselves are only 100 years in existence and no Government has asked any religion to be registered.
I have no objection to the RSS carrying out cultural, social, political or any other lawful activity. It can run schools, service organisations, think tanks or even a music academy if it chooses. The only expectation is that it functions transparently and within the framework of the law, like every other organised body in this country. It is pursuant to this principle that a formal response has been requested in writing.
Above all, Mr. Bhagwat's immediate assertion that the RSS is under no obligation to answer any questions is the most troubling (while he enjoys every protocol on tax payers money), It reflects a mindset that public accountability is optional and that the organisation stands above legal scrutiny.
In a constitutional democracy, no institution, however old or influential, enjoys that privilege.
Shun the arrogance, follow the law and have your “office bearers” or “legal heads” come and explain to me.
Jai Samvidhan.
Jai Hindu.
Article 19(1)(c) of the Constitution of India, allows individuals to form groups, bodies, or gatherings either formally or informally and implicitly allows unregistered, voluntary groups to exist and operate freely without seeking government approval.
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The gutter mouth does not know that those who would throw rotten eggs at her (by the dozen) will be wearing “tents” the uniform of the peaceful people whom Mumtaz Begum appeased 24/7/365. No CCTV’s face recognition feature will ever work. Soon we shall see a egg bathed tyrant.
Mahua Moitra is preemptively threatening people that she will file case against them if they treat her to "Dim Therapy"
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The terror of eggs is very real
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This left liberal lunatic woke does not have a damn clue about the history of Kashmir.
Till the 14th Century Kashmir was a Hindu region. In 1320, a Central Asian commander Rinchana seized power and converted to Islam, becoming the valley’s first Muslim ruler.
Umar Khalid 🤡
@zoo_bear@KirenRijiju “Bharat mein Azadi, can also mean Bharat se Azadi …. India is occupying Kashmir”
Who said this?
Your darling Umar Khalid, there’s video evidence so you cannot deny and don’t even try to contextualise this
@JethmalaniM I love the way you call a spade a spade that too backed with brutal facts. But given that @KapilSibal is a morally bankrupt thick skinned rhinoceros - what his gutter mouth utters reflects his upbringing.
If a senior lawyer-MP is so “ashamed” of living in India today, he should register that shame properly.
Resign from the Rajya Sabha.
Because shame cannot be selective.
Where was this 'national shame' in 2021, when Bengal saw brutal post-poll violence, when people were chased, killed, assaulted, displaced, and women were raped?
Where was this 'shame' when a BJP supporter was chased and killed in front of his own mother?
Where was the 'shame' when the Sandeskhali rape case happened?
Where was the 'shame' when the RG Kar rape case happened?
Where was this 'shame' when you appeared in Calcutta High Court to oppose these victims and resisted CBI transfer of the case?
Where was this constitutional anguish when the Calcutta High Court had to order a CBI probe into murder, rape and crimes against women because victims were crying for justice?
But of course an egg attack on a TMC leader suddenly shakes the soul of democracy.
But the blood, tears and terror of ordinary Bengal victims from 2021 did not produce the same moral thunder.
If you are ashamed of India, resign from the parliament.
If not, spare us the theatre.
@rashtrapatibhvn@PMOIndia@narendramodi@dpradhanbjp@VPIndia
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It is high time Dharmendra Pradhan is removed from the Union Cabinet. He is a huge embarrassment.
What is the PM waiting for - Pradhan completely dismantling Bharat’s educational system?
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@BesuraTaansane@KapilSibal@KapilSibal just leave Bharat. We would be happy to see you go. A morally bankrupt mercenary like you who believes Lord Ram did not exist - is nothing but a gutter mouth vermin. Leave Bharat - we don’t want you here. Get out right NOW.
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@NewsAlgebraIND Dadaji time for you to pack ur bags from Bengal, buy adult diapers and retire. Mumtaz Begum and Abhi Sheikh cannot hire you anymore to defend them as their cash cow Tolabaji & Cut Money businesses have sunk.
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@pandeyashish@ShefVaidya@vineetjaintimes You must be colour blind. Sincerely request you to get your eyes tested as u r unable to distinguish between black and red. It happens when one sees things through a coloured lens.
Will Sabeer Bhatia advise the Jews to "appreciate" the Holocaust chapter of their history?
As a matter of fact, only because the Jews remember the history and said "Never again", have they been able to build Israel and all its technological prowess and they have also revived the Hebrew language.
Bharat will do all of it - we will rebuild our great civilization, we will remember our history (Never again!) and honor the memory of our ancestors, and we will also revive our great languages.
Salim if only we knew that you were a fraud earlier - we would not have waited for the results of the Harayana elections to realise what a clown 🤡 cum fraud you are.
I did not to go to the Supreme Court today to hear its order in the SIR case.
As a litigant in this case, and as someone who was given the honour of addressing the court, I should have been hopeful, anxious, or at least curious. I was not. The case was decided long ago. We were only waiting for the transcript and its fine print.
The course of this case was settled in August last year. Having heard arguments against SIR for three days, the court moved away from examining the constitutionality of SIR and effectively converted itself into a Consumer Forum, focused on grievance redressal and arbitration, rather than constitutional principles.
The case was effectively decided when the apex court allowed the ECI to rush through the Bihar elections without first deciding the matter, and without requiring the ECI to rectify even the most glaring defects in post-SIR rolls.
There was little left of this case once the ECI proceeded with the second and then the third phase of SIR, while the Hon’ble Court leisurely heard arguments about its constitutionality. SIR had become a fait accompli. Any remaining doubt disappeared when the Hon’ble judges observed in open court that no one would be allowed to obstruct SIR.
The final nail in the coffin of this petition was hammered during the hearing of another petition before the same Bench, when an Hon’ble judge remarked that millions denied their right to vote need not fret, since they could vote in the next election. At that moment, the court abdicated its constitutional responsibility.
Shorn of legalese, the simple truth is that the highest court of a constitutional democracy has already authorised the disenfranchisement of millions of citizens — at least 59 million so far, could go up eventually to 100 million.
It was inconceivable that the court would now declare SIR unconstitutional and annul all post-SIR elections. The lawyers were waiting for the the exact legal reasoning deployed to arrive at a conclusion that was already known. Such legal gymnastics did not interest me. Some friends were looking for some crumbs in the hope that the court might at least wish to save face, if not save the voters. Eventually that too did not happen. Polite noises apart, the Court has handed over a carteblac to the ECI to do what it pleases with the voters list.
ADR vs Union of India (2026) is to our times what ADM Jabalpur vs Shivkant
Shukla (1976) was to the previous assault on our democracy. We must hope that the SIR judgment does not mark the crumbling of the last constitutional wall, as ADM Jabalpur once did. We must believe that one day this constitutional abdication by the guardian of the Constitution will be recognised for what it was. And reversed.
Jai Hind!
🇮🇳🩸👩🏽🌾Les travailleuses de la canne à sucre en Inde SE FONT RETIRER l’utérus pour ne plus manquer une journée de travail.
Dans le district de Beed (Maharashtra), des ouvrières de la canne à sucre subissent des hystérectomies pour ÉVITER LES ABSENCES liées aux règles, aux grossesses ou aux fausses couches. Dans le système de travail « jodi », les couples sont surendettés et TRAVAILLENT jusqu’à 14 HEURES PAR JOUR, sans congés ni protections, poussant certaines femmes à voir cette opération comme une solution pour continuer à travailler.
Malgré des enquêtes menées en 2019 révélant plus de 13 000 HYSTÉRECTOMIES dans le district de Beed et des promesses de réformes, les militants dénoncent un manque de changements concrets. Les conditions de travail extrêmes, le MANQUE D’HYGIÈNE et la pression de certains médecins FAVORISENT ces opérations.
Les autorités locales, sous pression médiatique, ont lancé de nouvelles enquêtes et PROMETTENT DES MESURES, mais les activistes estiment que le système reste inchangé.
(The Guardian)