The legacy of the Emergency remains controversial -- till date -- and is more often than not referred to as the darkest phase of democracy in India.
An editorial in the CPI-M journal "People's Democracy" said: "In many industrial centres around the country, the working class has voted for the BJP. In areas where the Left wielded influence amongst workers, there has been a reduction of that influence with some exceptions like Tamil Nadu and Kerala."
Questioning the integrity and impartiality of the Election Commission, without even a shred of solid evidence, and that too, even before the votes are counted, amounts to insulting democracy.
The high profile constituency will see a triangular contest between Modi, Congress candidate Ajay Rai and Samajwadi Party's Shalini Yadav on May 19.
The study, published in the British Journal of Social Psychology, consisted of two parts that analysed the relationship between different types of self-evaluation.
Criticising the Centre on demonetisation and implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST), he said a "complicated GST" was rolled out when the country had "not fully recovered from the note-ban shock".
I congratulate people of Karnataka, Amit Shah and BJP workers for victory in the state. I want to thank BJP Karyakartas says PM Modi.
PM Modi govt changed meaning of democracy, says Amit Shah
"I applaud all those who have been working tirelessly to uphold freedom of press. It is due to these countless women and men that the spirit of a free press is significantly enhanced," he added in a tweet.
In a deeply introspective speech, Sonia spoke on a wide range of topics, including her children, her own shortcomings and the role of democracy in India, the first time she has opened up since relinquishing the party president post.
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen earlier on Monday requested the Parliament to extend the emergency, which was first declared on February 5 for 15 days.
Inaugurating the new BJP central office, Modi charted the party's growth since its inception as Bhartiya Jana Sangh in 1951 and said it has never wavered from its founding ideals and is full of patriotism.
The observation came from a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra which refused to entertain an appeal against a Patna High Court order quashing a defamation complaint against a journalist and a media house.
In the Pew survey, more than one-fourth (27%) of the people said that they want a ‘strong leader’.
BJP president Amit Shah today said that political parties whose internal democracy was not intact could never contribute towards making the country's democracy stronger.
Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari today condemned the Supreme Court's ruling in the Panamagate case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, saying the decision has not only "damaged" democracy but also justice.
The gradual decimation of the Congress from Indian polity should also come as bad news for India and the idea of Indian democracy.
Democracy in the United Kingdom is liberal enough to permit defaulters to stay here and that normal needs to be cracked, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday.
Mumbai: Actress Kangana Ranaut, who is uninhibited about her bold views, says freedom of speech "can't be such that it is hurtful to others' sentiments".Asked to comment on the state of freedom of expression in
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