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Hans India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Issues related to federalism raised under Presidential reference: Sidharth Luthra
New Delhi: Former Additional Solicitor General Sidharth Luthra on Thursday said the reference made by President Droupadi Murmu, in the aftermath of the Tamil Nadu Bills case, raises critical issues related to federalism. The Presidential reference made under Article 143 of the Constitution has thrown up the question: Can a Governor or the President sit over a legislation, and can it render governance null and void? said Luthra. 'The issue here is not just about the powers of the President, the Governor, the Centre and the State. It's a federalism issue,' he said. The constitutional expert said the question that needs to be answered is: Can the authorities stop the right of a citizen to good governance? There's also the issue of how we are going to deal with the rights of the citizens to have governance. 'After all, citizens elect their representative, MPs and the party in power. The citizen expects governance from them. A part of governance is the making of laws, and if a Governor sits over a bill, are we not denying citizens of governance?' he said. Luthra said the principle of separation of powers and the scope of the Supreme Court's power under Article 142 are the other key issues that the Constitution Bench will now have to decide under President Murmu's reference that has invoked the top court's advisory jurisdiction. Pointing to a similar reference made after the 2G spectrum auction, Luthra said, 'The current reference is not covered by the opinion given by the SC under its advisory jurisdiction in the previous case.' After the 2G airwave allocation was struck down by the SC, the government at that time, under reference, had sought the top court's views on the way forward and get a sense about the powers of the Centre, he said. Luthra said the current reference made by the President is significant due to the underlined issues that it raises. 'Please don't just look at the questions that have been raised, but the underlined issues raised. The scope of the powers of the Supreme Court under Article 142 has also been raised,' he said. 'This reference, to my mind, is to determine what the way is going forward and to what extent the Supreme Court directs governments, Governors and the President to act and to the extent that they will determine and sit over the jurisdiction of Governors and the President,' he said. The constitution expert said, 'Do keep in mind that the decisions of Governors and the President, in the context of remission, have already been made justiciable on very narrow parameters.' Article 142 of the Constitution grants the Supreme Court the power to pass any order necessary for doing complete justice in any case or matter pending before it. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court verdict in the Tamil Nadu Bills case, President Murmu, in a reference made under Article 143 of the Constitution, has asked the top court to consider whether timelines can be imposed on Governors to act on Bills in the absence of a constitutionally prescribed time limit.
United News of India
15-05-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
KIYG: J&K's Satwik wins silver medal in weightlifting event
Jammu, May 14 (UNI) A promising weightlifter from Jammu and Kashmir, Satwik Luthra has created history by winning silver medal in 102-kg category in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games at Bihar. As per the official communiqué, the weightlifting events held on Wednesday at Patna in Khelo India Youth Games. Luthra won a silver medal in the 102-kg category after lifting 264-kg. Aiming to participate in Youth Olympic Games 2026, Luthra is practising for the last five years at Maulana Azad Stadium under the guidance of Coach Aakash Virdhy. Notably, Luthra also won Silver Medal in the National Games 2024 held at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh. Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council, Nuzhat Gul, has congratulated the weightlifter on his spectacular show at the prestigious games. UNI VBH SSP
Hans India
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
KIYG 2025: Bihar, J&K bag first weightlifting medals; 13 national records set in 5-day event
Rajgir (Bihar): Hosts Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir clinched their first weightlifting medals at the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 on Wednesday. At the Rajgir Sports Complex, Satwik Luthra of J&K lifted 263kg to claim silver, and Ujjwal Singh of Bihar grabbed the bronze by lifting a total of 241kg. The gold went to Sunny Bhati of Haryana, who completed a 151kg lift in a clean & jerk to comfortably get past his J&K rival. The five-day weightlifting competition concluded on Wednesday. The first four days saw a flurry of records, but there were none on the final day. IN all, 13 national youth records have been set this time. Maharashtra accounted for five of them, three by Uttar Pradesh, Odisha two, and one each by Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Haryana. In the Khelo India Youth Games in Tamil Nadu, eight national youth records were created. J&K's Luthra kept his cool and almost clinched the gold. If his third and final attempt of 151kg in clean & jerk had been cleared, it would have put pressure on Bhati. Luthra overcame the wrist injury he sustained two months prior to the Indian Weightlifting Federation National Championships this January to compete at his second Khelo India Youth Games. 'Many things were going on in my mind, with things happening across the border. But my coach, Aakash Virdhy, gave me only one lesson, and that was to concentrate on one lift at a time. I am very happy to have clinched the silver medal. My coach always motivated me, and I came this far only because of his guidance. I began lifting three years ago, and my father only nudged me to try it. Previously, I also had a silver medal at the National Championships,' Luthra told SAI Media. Ujjwal Singh, who hails from the Jehanabad district of Bihar, trains at the Sports Authority of India's Khelo India Centre in his hometown. Around 50 children from the cadet class (under-12) to senior lifters (Age 21 & above) train there. 'I was a bit nervous at the start, but then my brother offered me tips to calm myself down and focus on just giving my best. And that has clicked. This is my first medal in Khelo India and on any platform like this. I began training at the SAI Khelo India centre in Jehandabad last year, and it is very heartening that I became the first individual from Bihar to clinch a weightlifting medal,' Singh told SAI Media. Son of a retired armyman Amarnath Singh, he aspired to go for the selection trials for the Commonwealth Championships in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, this August. 'This medal has given me a lot of confidence. I now intend to keep working hard and try to get selected for the Commonwealth Championships later this year. The support from SAI has been immense as I receive the best quality equipment for training, good coaches and physios for recovery from injuries. I am yet to get the monthly scholarship, hopefully this performance will attract the talent scouts,' he added. Kerala's Amrutha P. Suni lifted 79kg in snatch and 102kg in clean & jerk to take the youth girls +81kg gold. Karnati Naga Ramalakshmi of Andhra Pradesh took the silver with a total lift of 176kg (75+101). Punjab's Gagandeep Kaur grabbed the bronze by lifting 167kg in total. Amrutha, who trains at NCOE Lucknow, got interested in weightlifting through her father, who was also a national-level lifter. He works as an engineering supervisor. Despite being good at studies, her father wanted her to fulfil his dream of representing India in international competitions. 'I am delighted to win the gold medal, as I was under much tension thinking there would be a neck-to-neck battle today. When I am on the stage, only one thing is on my mind, and that is to complete the task, give my best. My ultimate target is to represent India in the Olympics. I know I will have to do a lot of hard work for this – I will have to start with winning medals at the Asian Championships, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Games. But I am ready for it,' Amrutha told SAI Media. 'Being part of NCOE Lucknow, I receive a lot of benefits from getting top-quality coaches, sports science experts, to nutritionists. Our diet and injuries are monitored very carefully, and masseurs, physios are always present to help and guide us. This is what an athlete needs,' she added.
