Govts bulldozer policy crushing our rights: SPs Sambhal MP Barq
The district administration in Sambhal has cleared several encroached spaces in recent months by bulldozing what officials allege to be illegal structures.
'It is a matter of regret that the three pillars of our country — the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary — are now being represented by a single power." He stressed that the power to punish belongs to the judiciary and not the executive, and that the Supreme Court has repeatedly called for an end to such actions.
The MP highlighted the concerns over voter list revision in Bihar. 'If 65 lakh votes are deleted in Bihar, that means around 30,000 votes per seat are cut from 243 seats in Bihar." 'The victory margin of an assembly seat will then be between 2,000 and 10,000. … We want democracy and the Constitution to be established in the entire country, including Bihar, and the government should be chosen according to the rights of the people," he said. PTI COR CDN RT
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