‘Ravi Shankar Prasad pushes for debate on constitutional nationalism
Speaking at the Hindustan Purvoday summit in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Raiv Shankar Prasad invited the audience to look at the illustrations of Indian gods and rulers in a copy of the original Constitution. He suggested Constitution also tried to capture India’s culture and heritage apart from the legal framework.
INDIA Updated: Sep 18, 2019 13:26 IST
HT Correspondent
HT Correspondent
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad holds a copy of the original Constitution carrying paintings of Indian gods and rulers. He was speaking at Hindustan Purvoday summit in Ranchi, Jharkhand
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad holds a copy of the original Constitution carrying paintings of Indian gods and rulers. He was speaking at Hindustan Purvoday summit in Ranchi, Jharkhand (HT Photo)
Union Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad called for reflection on the idea of constitutional nationalism while pointing out that the spirit of India through its culture and heritage was purposefully captured in India’s original Constitution by way of illustrations of Indian gods and rulers. Speaking at the Hindustan Purvoday summit in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Prasad invited the audience to look at the illustrations in a copy of the original Constitution, he had brought along.
“There is lot of talk of constitutional nationalism in the country these days and many pledge their faith in it,” he said and added that the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru along with other prominent leaders like Patel, Ambedkar, Maulana Azad decided to ingrain Indian culture and heritage in the newly drafted Constitution before it was presented to the Parliament. Nand Lal Bose, a famous painter was tasked with the job.
“I have come here with a copy of the original constitution on Hindustan’s platform and I request them (the publication) to start a debate on the issue,” Prasad said.
“On the issue of elementary rights, you see a picture of lord Rama returning to Ayodhya with goddess Sita and Laxmana, this on the page for elementary rights,” he said and flipped a few more pages to bring out a few more illustrations.
“An illustration of lord Krishna delivering Geeta to Arjuna is also there, it has pictures of Buddha, Mahavir, Kabir, Queen of Jhansi, Tipu Sultan and lord Hanumana,” Prasad said, adding, “Akbar is there but there is no Babur or Aurangzeb in this copy signed by all the members of the constituent assembly.”
Prasad said that those who talk of constitutional nationalism must also try and grasp the “basic spirit” of the constitution. “If the constitution was made today and an attempt was made to include these illustrations, it would have led to an uproar,” he said before concluding that people had “digressed from the point over the years” and that India will not develop without respecting its traditions.
First Published: Sep 18, 2019 13:25 IST
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Constitution Ravi Shankar Prasad Nationalism India Ranchi Maulana Azad Jawaharlal Nehru Goddess Sita
Hindustan Purvodaya 2019 highlights | Required strength guts for taking the monumental step’: RS Prasad on Article 370
Hindustan Purvodaya 2019 highlights: A one day event ‘Hindustan Purvodaya 2019’ in Ranchi was inaugurated by Union law minister RS Prasad. It will end with a session with Union home minister Amit Shah.
INDIA Updated: Sep 18, 2019 13:14 IST
HT Correspondent
HT Correspondent
Hindustan Times
Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the Hindustan Purvodaya 2019 summit in Ranchi, September 18, 2019.
Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the Hindustan Purvodaya 2019 summit in Ranchi, September 18, 2019.(HT Photo )
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Article 370, that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, had not been beneficial in any way and that it took Indian government 70 years to show its strength and nullify the special status that the law gave to the state.
The minister said this at ‘Purvoday Hindustan’, an event organised by HT media group’s Hindi daily Hindustan in Ranchi. Prasad was addressing the opening session of the one-day event which will end with a session with Union home minister Amit Shah. The other speakers include union minister Nitin Gadkari, Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das and Bihar deputy CM Sushil Modi.
Here are the highlights of the event:
Ravi Shankar Prasad
• “ India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had left the job of dealing with Article 370 to a future government that had the required strength and the guts for taking the monumental step.”
• “Forty-two thousand people have been killed, Kashmiri Pandits were thrown out and raped, Gurjars, Bakarwals, Gaddis didn’t get any reservation in jobs or education. Prevention of corruption act, Right to Education, Right to Information Act, law prohibiting child marriages didn’t apply to the state.”
Sushil Kumar Modi, Bihar deputy CM
Speaking about Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, Sushil Kumar Modi said, “ What is the need to change the captain who is winning and hitting fours and sixes? The need for change arises only if we were losing the match. When the alliance is doing such good work, where is the need for change?
First Published: Sep 18, 2019 13:12 IST
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Amit Shah Ranchi Ravi Shankar Prasad Kashmir Jammu HIndustan BIHAR Child marriage
UP cop’s wife consumes phenyl, another writes to DGP
The wife of ASP consumed phenyl and wife of another SP rank officer of Agra, earlier posted in Lucknow, has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) O. P. Singh demanding action against her husband.
INDIA Updated: Sep 18, 2019 13:12 IST
Indo Asian News Service
Indo Asian News Service
Etawah(UP)
The ASP claimed that his wife had consumed phenyl by mistake.
The ASP claimed that his wife had consumed phenyl by mistake.(Photo: @Uppolice/ Twitter (Representational image))
The wife of a police official in Etawah district consumed phenyl on Tuesday and was rushed to a nearby hospital in a critical condition.
Doctors attending to her referred her to Sefai Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences. Medical superintendent at Sefai PGI Adesh Kumar claimed on Wednesday that the condition of the woman was stable, but she had been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
According to the reports, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mahesh Atri was getting ready to leave for his office on Tuesday when his wife Pallavi consumed phenyl. The domestic help raised an alarm after which the ASP called circle officer Vaibhav Pandey, and rushed her to the district hospital from where she was referred to Sefai.
The ASP claimed that his wife had consumed phenyl by mistake.
Local police officials have not initiated any proceedings in the matter and said that they were waiting for the victim to recover and give a statement before taking action.
In another case in Agra, wife of another SP rank officer, earlier posted in Lucknow, has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) O. P. Singh demanding action against her husband, who was allegedly involved in a long late night chats with a woman hailing from Lucknow.
The woman claimed that few days ago she checked the mobile of her husband following suspicion that he was involved in some affair.
She said she was shocked when she found a long WhatsApp chat of her husband with a woman living in Lucknow. The affair had been going for over a year, she claimed.
She also said that her husband started abusing her after she objected to his affair with another woman.
The DGP office refused to make any comment on the issue but sources said that the Agra Senior Superintendent of Police had been asked to look into the matter and send his report for further action.
(The story has been published from a wire feed without any modifications to the text.)
First Published: Sep 18, 2019 13:12 IST
Speaking at the Hindustan Purvoday summit in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Raiv Shankar Prasad invited the audience to look at the illustrations of Indian gods and rulers in a copy of the original Constitution. He suggested Constitution also tried to capture India’s culture and heritage apart from the legal framework.
INDIA Updated: Sep 18, 2019 13:26 IST
HT Correspondent
HT Correspondent
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad holds a copy of the original Constitution carrying paintings of Indian gods and rulers. He was speaking at Hindustan Purvoday summit in Ranchi, Jharkhand
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad holds a copy of the original Constitution carrying paintings of Indian gods and rulers. He was speaking at Hindustan Purvoday summit in Ranchi, Jharkhand (HT Photo)
Union Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad called for reflection on the idea of constitutional nationalism while pointing out that the spirit of India through its culture and heritage was purposefully captured in India’s original Constitution by way of illustrations of Indian gods and rulers. Speaking at the Hindustan Purvoday summit in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Prasad invited the audience to look at the illustrations in a copy of the original Constitution, he had brought along.
“There is lot of talk of constitutional nationalism in the country these days and many pledge their faith in it,” he said and added that the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru along with other prominent leaders like Patel, Ambedkar, Maulana Azad decided to ingrain Indian culture and heritage in the newly drafted Constitution before it was presented to the Parliament. Nand Lal Bose, a famous painter was tasked with the job.
“I have come here with a copy of the original constitution on Hindustan’s platform and I request them (the publication) to start a debate on the issue,” Prasad said.
“On the issue of elementary rights, you see a picture of lord Rama returning to Ayodhya with goddess Sita and Laxmana, this on the page for elementary rights,” he said and flipped a few more pages to bring out a few more illustrations.
“An illustration of lord Krishna delivering Geeta to Arjuna is also there, it has pictures of Buddha, Mahavir, Kabir, Queen of Jhansi, Tipu Sultan and lord Hanumana,” Prasad said, adding, “Akbar is there but there is no Babur or Aurangzeb in this copy signed by all the members of the constituent assembly.”
Prasad said that those who talk of constitutional nationalism must also try and grasp the “basic spirit” of the constitution. “If the constitution was made today and an attempt was made to include these illustrations, it would have led to an uproar,” he said before concluding that people had “digressed from the point over the years” and that India will not develop without respecting its traditions.
First Published: Sep 18, 2019 13:25 IST
tags
Constitution Ravi Shankar Prasad Nationalism India Ranchi Maulana Azad Jawaharlal Nehru Goddess Sita
Hindustan Purvodaya 2019 highlights | Required strength guts for taking the monumental step’: RS Prasad on Article 370
Hindustan Purvodaya 2019 highlights: A one day event ‘Hindustan Purvodaya 2019’ in Ranchi was inaugurated by Union law minister RS Prasad. It will end with a session with Union home minister Amit Shah.
INDIA Updated: Sep 18, 2019 13:14 IST
HT Correspondent
HT Correspondent
Hindustan Times
Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the Hindustan Purvodaya 2019 summit in Ranchi, September 18, 2019.
Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the Hindustan Purvodaya 2019 summit in Ranchi, September 18, 2019.(HT Photo )
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Article 370, that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, had not been beneficial in any way and that it took Indian government 70 years to show its strength and nullify the special status that the law gave to the state.
The minister said this at ‘Purvoday Hindustan’, an event organised by HT media group’s Hindi daily Hindustan in Ranchi. Prasad was addressing the opening session of the one-day event which will end with a session with Union home minister Amit Shah. The other speakers include union minister Nitin Gadkari, Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das and Bihar deputy CM Sushil Modi.
Here are the highlights of the event:
Ravi Shankar Prasad
• “ India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had left the job of dealing with Article 370 to a future government that had the required strength and the guts for taking the monumental step.”
• “Forty-two thousand people have been killed, Kashmiri Pandits were thrown out and raped, Gurjars, Bakarwals, Gaddis didn’t get any reservation in jobs or education. Prevention of corruption act, Right to Education, Right to Information Act, law prohibiting child marriages didn’t apply to the state.”
Sushil Kumar Modi, Bihar deputy CM
Speaking about Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, Sushil Kumar Modi said, “ What is the need to change the captain who is winning and hitting fours and sixes? The need for change arises only if we were losing the match. When the alliance is doing such good work, where is the need for change?
First Published: Sep 18, 2019 13:12 IST
tags
Amit Shah Ranchi Ravi Shankar Prasad Kashmir Jammu HIndustan BIHAR Child marriage
UP cop’s wife consumes phenyl, another writes to DGP
The wife of ASP consumed phenyl and wife of another SP rank officer of Agra, earlier posted in Lucknow, has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) O. P. Singh demanding action against her husband.
INDIA Updated: Sep 18, 2019 13:12 IST
Indo Asian News Service
Indo Asian News Service
Etawah(UP)
The ASP claimed that his wife had consumed phenyl by mistake.
The ASP claimed that his wife had consumed phenyl by mistake.(Photo: @Uppolice/ Twitter (Representational image))
The wife of a police official in Etawah district consumed phenyl on Tuesday and was rushed to a nearby hospital in a critical condition.
Doctors attending to her referred her to Sefai Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences. Medical superintendent at Sefai PGI Adesh Kumar claimed on Wednesday that the condition of the woman was stable, but she had been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
According to the reports, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mahesh Atri was getting ready to leave for his office on Tuesday when his wife Pallavi consumed phenyl. The domestic help raised an alarm after which the ASP called circle officer Vaibhav Pandey, and rushed her to the district hospital from where she was referred to Sefai.
The ASP claimed that his wife had consumed phenyl by mistake.
Local police officials have not initiated any proceedings in the matter and said that they were waiting for the victim to recover and give a statement before taking action.
In another case in Agra, wife of another SP rank officer, earlier posted in Lucknow, has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) O. P. Singh demanding action against her husband, who was allegedly involved in a long late night chats with a woman hailing from Lucknow.
The woman claimed that few days ago she checked the mobile of her husband following suspicion that he was involved in some affair.
She said she was shocked when she found a long WhatsApp chat of her husband with a woman living in Lucknow. The affair had been going for over a year, she claimed.
She also said that her husband started abusing her after she objected to his affair with another woman.
The DGP office refused to make any comment on the issue but sources said that the Agra Senior Superintendent of Police had been asked to look into the matter and send his report for further action.
(The story has been published from a wire feed without any modifications to the text.)
First Published: Sep 18, 2019 13:12 IST
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