Aquib Ul Ahad Wani
After the forming of Modi government this question has been raised by the opposition parties that our constitution is in danger BJP government is trying to change the constitution. In first time, I am fully support in the allegation of opposition parties that our constitution is under the threat. Now I would likely to justify my view with the help of reasonable reason. Our secularism which had been added by the 42nd constitutional Amendment Act 1976 in our preamble is a basic features of our constitution Our government knows that Our secularism is a basic features of our constitution so he is trying to destroy Indian secularism through the non state actor In the Modi government The cases of mob lynching has reached on the top level and after the Akhlaq murder case murder as the name of cow has been rapidly growing . Mob lynching as the name of cow has been rapidly growing and in such type of cases most of the accused are related with bigots Hindus organization like VHP, Bajarangdal , RSS which is closely related with BJP so It is not a number doubt to says that our secularism is in danger.
Judiciary which is one of the most important body of democracy, is also in danger In our country it is often that Judiciary, Legislature and press are the pillar of Indian Democracy But misfortunately Our Judiciary is also under the threat After the winning of 2014 election NDA tried to control the appointment of judges and interference in the Judiciary through the National Judicial Appointment Act but That act had been declared illegal by the supreme Court through the power of Judicial Review but we can’t deny this fact that our Judiciary are influenced by the Central Government. The death of Justice Loya , press conference of four senior most supreme Court judges, Acquittal of 2 G spectrum scam etc proved that Our Judiciary is not independently working . For the fair and impartial Judiciary, Independence of Judiciary is very important and Independent of Judiciary is also a basic structure of our Constitution but it has been misused by the government for their personal interest.
Our Press, which is a last pillar of Indian democracy is also under the threat the murder of Journalist Shujaat Bukhari shows that Our press is in under the threat It is under the Article 19 1 (a) of Indian Constitution which talk about the right to freedom of speech and expression . Today’s era those journalist who is criticizing the government. Policy , are getting a threatened from the BJP supporter people and few days ago In the Kashmir BJP leader Lal Singh advised the journalists not to cross their limits or be ready for their death like Shujaat Bukhari. In conclusion I would likely to say that all the main institutions of democracy are in danger .We talk against the government and are treated like anti nationals in a Country like India . Secularism is a beauty of our constitution but it is also in danger. I hope people of our country will pay attention towards this serious concern.
(The author is a student of law at Kashmir University. Views are his own)
