Rohinton Nariman | Constitution & Common Man | Safeguard Democracy | SIR Controvesry
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Former Supreme Court Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman has raised a constitutional alarm over the functioning and appointment process of the Election Commission of India (ECI), warning that the common man’s fundamental democratic right to vote is “at great peril”.
Speaking at Rajkumar College in Rajkot on October 4 on “The Constitution and the Common Man”, Justice Nariman questioned the independence of the poll panel and urged the Supreme Court to decide at the earliest on the validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023.
“So the first issue I wish to flag today is that the common man today, under our Constitution, and at, if I may say so, at the heart of our Constitution, the heart of our democracy, which is the right to vote, is at great peril,” he said.
His remarks came against the backdrop of reports of large-scale deletion of voters’ names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. He also referred to reports that the CEC had taken several significant decisions despite objections from the other two Election Commissioners.
“All of you have seen that in the West Bengal election, 90 lakh voters is an astounding figure who were disenfranchised,” he said, questioning why the Supreme Court did not intervene to stay the process.
He said that of the disenfranchised voters, around 22 lakh filed appeals, while only about one lakh appeals had been decided, with 93% reportedly decided in favour of the voters.
“So can you imagine? This was a completely illegal knocking out of the common man, of the citizen of India, so that a government obtains what it wants,” he said.
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Whatwver you said is in accordance with the Constitution of the country.
Sir you are simply great justice.
We understood our great Indian Constitution in more better way.
अन्ना हजारे नीद में सोया है
किया ये पाकिस्तान से आया है 😢😢😢
Is it correct, Sir?
Where is Justice?
Where is Morality?
We fear Judiciary and live as the dumb.
Judge Saab,
Justice is more accessible and instantaneous in villages. It's delivered under the banyan tree of most villages.
What our Republic has done is -
Distancing the common people from
Free & Sound fundamentals of Education,
Free & Speedy delivery of Justice and so on.
Rohinton Nariman | Constitution & Common Man | Safeguard Democracy | SIR Controvesry
Kathan | कथन
37,305 views
#RohintonNariman #justice #sircontroversy
Former Supreme Court Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman has raised a constitutional alarm over the functioning and appointment process of the Election Commission of India (ECI), warning that the common man’s fundamental democratic right to vote is “at great peril”.
Speaking at Rajkumar College in Rajkot on October 4 on “The Constitution and the Common Man”, Justice Nariman questioned the independence of the poll panel and urged the Supreme Court to decide at the earliest on the validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023.
“So the first issue I wish to flag today is that the common man today, under our Constitution, and at, if I may say so, at the heart of our Constitution, the heart of our democracy, which is the right to vote, is at great peril,” he said.
His remarks came against the backdrop of reports of large-scale deletion of voters’ names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. He also referred to reports that the CEC had taken several significant decisions despite objections from the other two Election Commissioners.
“All of you have seen that in the West Bengal election, 90 lakh voters is an astounding figure who were disenfranchised,” he said, questioning why the Supreme Court did not intervene to stay the process.
He said that of the disenfranchised voters, around 22 lakh filed appeals, while only about one lakh appeals had been decided, with 93% reportedly decided in favour of the voters.
“So can you imagine? This was a completely illegal knocking out of the common man, of the citizen of India, so that a government obtains what it wants,” he said.