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CM Mann Stood by People in Floods, Showed True Spirit of Democracy

By TNI Team September 16, 2025 000 per acre 2 300 Villages Amritsar border villages Cabinet Ministers Centre’s silence citizens cleanliness drives CM Bhagwant Mann community leaders crisis response crop compensation package defining moment Democracy Day democratic accountability democratic leadership empathy governance partnership medical facilities Minister of Grief PM Narendra Modi absence presence on ground punjab floods Punjab government relief camps resilience service volunteers ₹1 lakh relief ₹20 ₹4 lakh compensation

Punjab’s Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann celebrated Democracy Day by aiding flood victims. His government prioritized on-the-ground relief, implementing large-scale compensation and mobilizing citizens. The response contrasted with the central government’s perceived inaction, highlighting a focus on citizen involvement and democratic principles.

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‘Cheques & Bulldozers Have Replaced Checks & Balances’: Abhishek Manu Singhvi

By Khushboo Kumari August 2, 2025 000 cash bundle Abhishek Manu Singhvi authoritarianism BJP leaders BJP‑ruled states bulldozer politics bulldozers campaign message cash‑fuelled politics checks and balances cheques and bulldozers Congress Congress colleagues constitutional oversight corruption democratic accountability Electoral Integrity electoral setbacks financial inducements high‑level probe institutional safeguards intimidation Jagdeep Dhankhar judicial independence loyalty modi government money power parliamentary oversight political analysts Political Corruption political manipulation political outcomes punitive action Rajya Sabha rhetorical grandstanding security footage senior leader social media state coercion state overreach Supreme Court advocate ₹50

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Supreme Court advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi has accused the Modi government of dismantling India’s institutional safeguards, declaring that “cheques…

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Vijender Gupta to Participate in Two-Day Annual Conference of Legislators in Dharamshala

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New Delhi: The Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Vijender Gupta, will participate in the prestigious Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), India…

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VP Dhankhar Challenges Basic Structure Doctrine: ‘Where Was It During the Emergency?’

By Khushboo Kumari April 18, 2025 1975 Emergency Amrit April 14 Basic Structure Doctrine book launch citizen rights civil liberties constitution Constitutional Amendment Constitutional Debate court access democracy democratic accountability Dr. Ambedkar Emergency 1975 former Supreme Court judge fundamental rights High Court rulings historical blindness indira gandhi Jallianwala Bagh massacre judicial failure Judiciary Kesavananda Bharati case mass arrests Parliament selective constitutionalism Supreme Court VP Jagdeep Dhankhar youth engagement

NEW DELHI: In a provocative take on India’s celebrated Basic Structure Doctrine, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar questioned its effectiveness and legacy, especially in the context of…

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Article 142 Is Judiciary’s ‘Nuclear Missile’ Against Democracy: VP Dhankhar

By Khushboo Kumari April 18, 2025 Article 142 Article 145(3)constitution constitutional accountability constitutional benches constitutional interpretation democracy democratic accountability elections Executive executive functionaries executive roles five-judge bench judicial activism judicial governance judicial overreach Judiciary lawmakers legislative roles nuclear missile Parliament president of india Rajya Sabha interns separation of powers super-legislators supreme court directive Supreme Court judges unchecked power Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar

NEW DELHI: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar sharply criticised the judiciary’s increasing use of Article 142 of the Constitution, describing it as a “nuclear missile against democratic…

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CM Mann Stood by People in Floods, Showed True Spirit of Democracy

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