The CPI or the BJP or the CONGRESS or any other Party for that matter have their very existence, nomenclature and are able to function only because the Constitution of India has allowed and recognized their identity and status. Their own Constitution is not above the Constitution of India. Therefore while serving the Nation the Constitution of India stands first for any true Citizen of India, and then the respective parties of India and their Constitutions. As per rule on the floor of the Parliament each and every Member of the Parliament has a right to express himself as per his conscience. No M.P. is supposed to function as a BONDED LABOR of any Party. As per Constitution to practice Bonded labor is illegal. Moreover Freedom of expression is the Fundamental right of Every Citizen. The party high command may issue a whip but if they punish any M.P. for following his/her conscience then The ECI should act and ask for an explanation call from the respective parties. The WHIP is like a Fatwa issued by derogatory extremists and fundamentalists in illiterate and undeveloped Muslim Countries. Then what is the difference between the functioning of parties in a Constitutional Democracy and the fundamentalist groups. The very purpose of a Democracy and maintenance of the Institution of Parliament in a Democratic country gets defeated, the moment the M.P.s are punished for following their conscience. ...(Contd.)
RE:BJP slams UPA, expels 8 rebel MPs
by Imran on Jul 24, 2008 10:27 AM Permalink
long live 'Fatwa' issued by derogatory extremists and fundamentalists in illiterate and undeveloped Muslim Countries and may the 'Fatwa' issued by civilized reasonable and fundamentalists in educated and developed Muslim Countries. no sir your 'PIL's too poorly worded and cannot be taken up by the SC.
RE:BJP slams UPA, expels 8 rebel MPs
by Ramanath Babu on Jul 24, 2008 11:29 AM Permalink
Mr. Wali,
You do not understand the whole thing. The consitutual experts who brought in the anti-defection law are not laymen. Anyone who joins a political party must first understand the programme and policies of that party. Only after convincijng yourself you should joint that party and once you join, you are bound to act according to the stand taken by that party. For example, the N-deal issue must have been discussed in detail by the bJP/TDP etc in their party forum and then they decided a court of action to be followed in the house. The decision is taken when majority of the elcted members agree to the stand. If few members disagree, the matter will be further discussed with them and explained to them in detail and after that they have to toe the official line. If they disagree they can leave the party, resign from the membership of the house and seek a fresh mandate. Please give vote to the condidates based on their party affiliation and not on their individual capacity barring few exceptional cases. So once you are in a party you have to follow the diktat of the party. It is not slavery or bonded labour, but it is called DISCIPLINE, which many of us lack.
RE:RE:BJP slams UPA, expels 8 rebel MPs
by Ramanath Babu on Jul 24, 2008 11:32 AM Permalink
Errata: Pelase REad. 1) ... they decide a course of action...... 2) Poeple will give vote..... and 'Please' as wrong mentioned.
RE:BJP slams UPA, expels 8 rebel MPs
by INDER KRISHEN WALI on Jul 24, 2008 01:50 AM Permalink
....(Cont.) Shouldn’t the Supreme Court of India accept this humble Note as a PIL and issue instructions to all parties in this regard to refrain from issuing Punishment?
