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 Modi's 'One Nation, One Election' Puts Uniformity Above Constitution, May Pave Way for Hindu Rashtra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U60CjeLbhz4 The Wire Oct 1, 2024 Suhas Palshikar  One nation one election undermines the belief our constitution has a basic structure and that could lead to the introduction of Hindutva: Chief Editor, Studies in Indian Politics, shift the debate about one nation one election away from its impact on our democracy, to the impact the constitutional amendments it requires. These are  far more important and dangerous, “It delegitimizes the idea that there is anything fundamental or sacrosanct about the constitution … this government does not care if key aspects of the Constitution have to be changed in a fashion that hurts its very identity.” Prof. Suhas Palshikar fears that this process could “open the doors” to further changes in the  constitution.

Impact on democracy;  “a death blow to the parliamentary system”, “a major attack in the arena of states’ autonomy” and on “the promise of representation”.

 one nation one election will “prioritize neatness, uniformity and sameness” over the heterogeneous multi-faceted character of the country and, therefore, flatten what he calls India’s asymmetry. He points out that India is not one nation one religion, one nation one culture, one nation one language. Therefore, one nation one election would “transform the democratic logic (of our constitution) into a logic of ‘oneness’.”

The Villages That Were Submerged Due to PM Modi’s Birthday  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYysHwsCSs0 Jul 13, 2024
Medha Patkar talks about the forty years of her struggle, the lives of the displaced people, the falsehood of compensation, and how a few Gujarat companies gained more from the Sardar Sarovar project.

Adani’s violation of NGT orders  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuZTtbQ2eWY&t=1636s Shivnarayan reported on an Adani-operated coal mine in Chhattisgarh that received environmental clearance despite a National Green Tribunal order. He delved into how these clearances were granted and the loopholes used to violate orders passed by the NGT.