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[India Poetry Project @ipoetryproject]

A mentor's verse,a protege's voice.Poetry from pages of Indian politics.
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Launching #IndiaPoetryProject on #InternationalWomenDay. Watch this space for more.

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@swadesh171 @BJYM thank you

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India extends from 8.4 N to 37.6 N and from 68.7 E to 97.25 E. Land boundary 15200 km,coastline 6100 KM (7516 incl A&N) #Geography #UPSC

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Supreme Court under article 32 and high court under 26 enjoy power of writ jurisdiction for protecting fundamental Rights

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Article 13:Any law can be declared unconstitutional if it violates any fundamental Rights.This is the doctrine of judicial review contd...

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Scope of fundamental Rights are Ltd by Art 31A(laws for acquisition of estates),31B(IX schedule acts) and 31C (laws giving effect to DPSP)

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6 rights of freedom under Article 19 can only be suspended when national emergency is due to external aggression,not armed rebellion

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Fundamental Rights can be suspended during National Emergency except Articles 20&21 which provide for protection of life and liberty

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Fundamental Rights aren't sacrosanct ;can be curtailed, repealed by parliament but only by a constitutional amendment.

[Darkroom Dudette @darkroomdudette]

#StayGreen
#WorldEnvironmentDay https://t.co/ShlUVzu2Qa

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Part III, containing Fundamental Rights, is referred to as Magna Carta of Indian constitution.

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Fundamental Rights #enshrined in Part III of constitution, defined under articles 12 to 35. Inspired by US constitution's Bill of Rights.

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Hyderabad joined by police action, Junagarh by referendum & Kashmir by instrument of accession. #PrincelyStates

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Princely states:All 552 princely states except 3 joined India voluntarily.

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Thus, Parl can redraw political map of India without consent of states. Hence, "India is an indestructible union of destructible states"

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Article 3:Prez not bound by view of state concerned on new state,redrawing boundaries of a state. Can either accept or reject

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Article 3: authorises parl to form new states.Can only be done with prior recommendation of Prez;Prez has to send it to state concerned

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The voting age was reduced to 18 years from 21 years in 1989 by way of the 61st constitutional amendment act. #Elections #vote #upsc