The Free Press Journal

Following history

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The Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu has shown great virtue and gumption by throwing aside the impeachmen­t notice hurled at him by the assortment 7 parties headed by the Congress. What next? Now will the Congress move for the impeachmen­t of the Vice President or the President or for that matter the Prime Minister? Meanwhile, Rahul has embarked upon the Save the Constituti­on campaign. He has said that all the democratic institutio­ns in the country were occupied by RSS ideologues and debate or discussion­s was being subverted. Rahul has also said that the Congress gave India its Constituti­on and protected it. The people of theBJP and RSS will not be able to touch the constituti­on. So Rahul considers that he and the Congress are the only custodians of the Constituti­on. Here I would like to enumerate certain facts

pertinent to the topic. Indira Gandhi brought about the 42nd amendment to the constituti­on during the emergency and it was regarded as the most controvers­ial constituti­onal amendment in Indian history. It was aimed at curtailing the powers of the judiciary and muzzling the fourth estate. It was also tyrannical in nature and made to suit the whims and wishes of Indira Gandhi. This constituti­on was called a "mini constituti­on" or the "constituti­on of Indira". So, Rahul Gandhi is simply following the footsteps of Indira Gandhi.

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