Re: Constitutional commitment to Socialism

["S. V. Raju" <freedom@bom3.vsnl.net.in>]

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Mr.Chirag Kasbekar

You will find extracts from the writ petition and my article entitled Making
a Mockery of Indian Democracy on indiapolicy.org . If you have any other
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S.V.Raju



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From: Chirag Kasbekar <photismo@my-deja.com>
To: debate@indiapolicy.org <debate@indiapolicy.org>
Date: Friday, April 07, 2000 8:02 PM
Subject: Constitutional commitment to Socialism


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>This is regarding the amendments made to the Preamble in '76 during Indira
>Gandhi's "emergency" and the subsequent changes made to the Representation
>of the People Act in '89 (?) which demanded that all political parties
>pledge allegiance to all the specific things in the Preamble, including
>Socialism. Clearly all this (including the '76 change) is undemocratic.
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>I'd like to know if someone can tell me the details of these changes. How
>they were made -- especially the '76 one. Why they were made -- what was
>the motivation/justification. Who made them. Did I. Gandhi have a strong
>hand in it? Why was the Swaran Singh Committee formed? Were the opposition
>leaders still in jail when the amendment was made?
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>Or if someone can point to any literature that might be useful. Anything on
>the net?
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>Warm regards,
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>Chirag Kasbekar
>MA student, Economics, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Mumbai - 98.
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>Address: Row House #6,
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>         New Bombay 400 706,
>         Maharashtra, India.
>email: photismo@my-deja.com
>       chirag_k@hotmail.com
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