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Commentontheanti-defectionlawanditsapplicabilityincaseofpresidential

elections?

The anti-defection lawExample of GST

Presidential election

Theanti-defection law waspassedbyparliamentin1985. (duringtenureofRajivGandhi)

The52ndamendmenttotheConstitutionaddedtheTenthSchedule whichlaiddowntheprocessbywhichlegislatorsmaybedisqualifiedongroundsofdefection.Amemberofparliamentorstatelegislaturewasdeemedtohavedefectedifheeithervoluntarilyresignedfromhispartyordisobeyedthedirectivesofthepartyleadershiponavote.Thatis,theymaynotvoteonanyissueincontraventiontotheparty’swhip. Independentmembers

wouldbedisqualifiediftheyjoinedapoliticalparty.

Earlier,10thschedulewasrelatedtoassociationofSikkimwithIndia.Once,Sikkimbecamefullfledgedstate,thisschedulewasrepealedviathe 36th

amendmentact.

PresidentialElection,2017– Righttovoteornottovote– Clarification

CertaindoubtshaveariseninthemindsofsomeoftheelectorsatthecurrentPresidentialElection,2017totheeffectwhetheramemberofapoliticalparty

votingindefiance ofthepolitical party’s decision wouldattractthedisqualificationonthegroundofdefectionundertheTenthScheduletothe

ConstitutionofIndiaorthepoliticalpartytakingsuchdecisionwouldbeliabletoanypenaltyforaskingtheirmemberstovoteinaparticularmannerornot

tovoteatall.

“TheCommissionwouldliketoclarifyinthiscontextthatthevotingatelectiontotheOfficeofPresidentofIndiaisnotcompulsory,likethevotingatelectionstotheHouseofthePeopleandStateLegislatureswherealso

thereisnocompulsiontovote.

The‘electoralright’ofavoterisdefinedinsection171A(b)oftheIndianPenalcodeto‘meantherightofapersontostand,ornottostandas,orto

withdrawfrombeing,acandidateor tovoteorrefrainfromvotingatelection’.

Thus,everyelectoratthePresidentialelectionhasthefreedomofmakingachoicetovoteforanyofthecandidatesornottovoteattheelection,asper

hisfreewillandchoice.

Thiswillequallyapplytothepoliticalpartiesandtheyarefreetocanvasorseekvotesofelectorsforanycandidateorrequestingorappealingtothem

torefrainfromvoting.

However,thepoliticalpartiescannotissueanydirectionorwhiptotheirmemberstovoteinaparticularmannerornottovoteattheelectionleavingthemwithnochoice,asthatwouldtantamounttotheoffenceofundue

influencewithinthemeaningofsection171CoftheIPC.

TheCommissionmayalsoliketofurtherclarifythatvotingatelectiontotheofficeofPresidentisdifferentfromvotingbyamemberofParliamentorState

LegislatureinsidetheHouse

andthat,asheldbytheHon’bleSupremeCourtinKuldip Nayar v Union of India

theprovisionsofTenthScheduletotheConstitutionwouldbeattractedinthecaseoftheelectiontotheRajya SabhaifamemberofaStateLegislative

Assemblyvotesforacandidateindefiancetheparty’sdirections,wherethevotesarenowgivenbythesystemofopenvoting.The Hon’ble Supreme Court held that an elector would not attract the penal provisions of the Tenth Schedule for having so voted at the Rajya Sabha election.Attentionmaybeinvitedtothe

followingobservationsoftheHon’bleSupremeCourtinthatcase:-

Theysubmitthattheopen ballot system,coupledwiththeloomingthreatofdisqualificationundertheTenthSchedulereducestheelectiontoapoliticalpartyissuingawhipandthecandidatebeingelectedbyashowofstrength

"secret ballot", which permits MPs and MLAs to defy their party line and resort to conscience vote

In2006,theapexcourtintheKuldip Nayar caseupheld the open ballot systemfortheRS elections anddistinguisheditfromtheelectionstothe

postsofPresidentandVice-President.

In India, OpenBallotSystem usesforelectionofUpperHouse(Rajya Sabha)members.Here,PoliticalPartiesnominatemembers

forcontestingmembershipinRajya Sabha.

Duringelectionofthesemembers(MPs),MLAsadvisedtovoteinfavour ofparty-man,butfewMLAsdefytheirpartylineandresorttoconsciencevote.Thiscrossvotingmightbemotivatedbysome

leverage.

Earlieralso,theHon’bleSupremeCourthasobservedinPashupati Nath Sukul v Nem Chandra Jain

thatelectionstotheRajya SabhabymembersoftheStateLegislativeAssembliesareanon-legislative activity andnotaproceedingwithintheState

Legislature.

TheelectiontotheOfficeofthepresidentisalsoheldbyanelectoralcollegewhichconsistsofelectedmembersofbothHouseofParliamentandelectedmembersoftheStateLegislativeAssemblies(Article54oftheConstitution).

TheelectorsofthiselectoralcollegevoteatthePresidentialelectionasmemberorthesaidelectoralcollegeandthevotingatsuchelectionisoutside

theHouseconcernedandnotapartoftheproceedingoftheHouse.

Arunachal Pardesh

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Congress– 42

Nabam Tuki – CM

Kaliki Pul

Theassemblywassuspendedandthegovernmentwasdissolvedbythe President PranabMukherjee on26January2016.

CongressGovernmentlostits30leadersas30MLAsdefectedtoregionalpartyPeople'sPartyofArunachal.

Allofthe30MLAsreturnedtoCongresson16JulyandMr.PemaKhandu wassworninastheChiefMinister.

On16September,43MLAsfromtherulingparty,undertheCMpema Khandu,leftcongresstojoinPeople's

PartyofArunachalparty,inalliancewithBJP

Apartycouldbemergedintoanotherif atleasttwo-thirdsofitspartylegislatorsvotedforthemerger.(91st amendmentchangeditfrom1/3rd to2/3rd )

Arunachal Pardesh

Pul committedsuicideonAugust9

Pema Khandu – BJP CM

In1967,pollsin16statesTheCongresslostmajorityinmoststatesandwasabletoformgovernment

onlyinonestate.

StartofcoalitionerainIndia.largescaledefections

Between1967to1971,some142MPandover1900MLAs migratedtheirpoliticalparties.

defectorswereawardedwithtopministries

ShriAchal KumarJotitakesoverasnewChiefElectionCommissionerofIndia

ShriAchal KumarJotihasassumedchargeasthe21st ChiefElectionCommissioner (CEC) ofIndia,succeeding

Dr.Nasim Zaidi

ShriJotihasservedasElectionCommissionersince13thMay,2015

IndiadeclaresitselffreefromHighlyPathogenicAvianInfluenza(H5N1andH5N8)

IndiahadreportedoutbreaksofHighlyPathogenicAvianinfluenzaatvariousepicentersinDelhi,Gwalior(MP),Rajpura (Punjab),Hissar (Haryana),Bellary(Karnataka),Allappuzha andKottayam(Kerala),Ahmedabad(Gujarat),Daman

(Daman)andKhordha andAngul

Surveillancewascarriedoutthroughoutthecountryandaroundtheareasoftheoutbreakssincecompletionoftheoperation(includingculling,disinfectionandclean-up)andsurveillanceinthestatesshowednoevidence

ofpresenceofAvianInfluenzaVirus.

DrMaheshSharmaparticipatesin‘SecondMeetingofBRICSCultureMinisters’inTianjin,China

the“SecondMeetingofBRICSCultureMinisters”inTianjin,China1st meeting– Moscow

IndiaheldtheBRICSChairmanshipin2016andhostedthe8thBRICSSummiton15-16October,2016inGoaunderthetheme‘Building

Responsive,InclusiveandCollectiveSolutions’

9th – Xiamen,Chin

DrSharmasaidthatunderCulturalMappingofIndiaScheme,

awebportalhasbeendevelopedforcollectionofonlinedatafromartistesforculturalmapping,whichwillserveas

anartistrepository.

AsubschemeasaNationalMissiononCulturalMappingandRoadmapwithaFinancialOutlayofRs 469.40 crore for2017-2018,2018-2019&2019-2020hasbeenapprovedundertheumbrellaof"KalaSanskrit!Vikas Yojna".

PRASAD(PilgrimageRejuvenationandSpiritualAugmentationDrive)scheme

• ThePRASADSchemewaslaunchedwith12identifiedsitesnamelyAjmer(Rajasthan),Amritsar(Punjab),Amaravati(AndhraPradesh),Dwarka(Gujarat),Gaya(Bihar),Kedarnath (Uttarakhand),Kamakhya (Assam),Kanchipuram(TamilNadu),Mathura(UttarPradesh),Puri (Odisha),Varanasi(UttarPradesh)andVellankani (TamilNadu).

• During2015-16,Patna(Bihar)andin2016-17,12moresiteswereaddedintheschemefordevelopmentnamelyAyodhya (UttarPradesh),Badrinath(Uttarakhand),Belur (WestBengal),Deoghar (Jharkhand),Guruvayur(Kerala),Hazratbal andKatra (Jammu&Kashmir),Omkareshwar (MadhyaPradesh),Somnath (Gujarat),Srisailam andTirupati (AndhraPradesh),Trimbakeshwar (Maharashtr

HeritageInfrastructureDevelopmentandAugmentationYojana(HRIDAY)

Varanasi(UP),Amritsar(Punjab),Dwaraka (Gujarat)andWarangal(Telangana) Amaravati(AndhraPradesh),Badami (Karnataka),

KanchipuramandVellankini (TamilNadu),Ajmer(Rajasthan),Mathura(UP)andGaya(Bihar)PURI(Odisha)

HRIDAYisaCentralschemeforwhichanassistanceof`500crorehasbeenprovisionedfor12citiestillMarch,2017.

UnionMinistryofTourismlaunchedSwadeshDarshan,aschemetodevelopthemebasedtouristcircuitsacross thecountryintheyear2015.

UnderSwadeshDarshan scheme,thirteenthematiccircuitshavebeenidentified includingBuddhistCircuit,North-EastIndiaCircuit,HimalayanCircuit,CoastalCircuit,KrishnaCircuit,DesertCircuit,TribalCircuit,EcoCircuit,WildlifeCircuit,RuralCircuit,SpiritualCircuit,RamayanaCircuitandHeritageCircuit.

During2016-17,MinistryofTourismhassanctioned31projectsunderSwadeshDarshan SchemeworthRs 2601.76croreandRs 506.47crorehasbeenreleased.

InMehrauli,theideaistoencouragevisitorstogobeyondtheWorldHeritageSiteofQutub Minar andseeothermonumentsandtombsintheareaasalso

theiconicstepwells,Rajonki Baoli andGandhak ki Baoli.

TheTughlaqabad circuitwilltakevisitorstotheSurajkund lakefromthefort,whiletheHauz Khas circuitwillencompassHauz Khas fort,thelake,Be

gumpuri masjidandSafdarjung's Tomb.

TheShahjahanabad circuitwillengagetouristsinthelandmarksinOldDelhisuchasJamaMasjid,Chandni ChowkandRedFort

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TheUnionBudget2017-18hasannouncedthatGovernmentwillsetupfiveSpecialTourismZonesinpartnershipwithStates.

Inthisbudget,governmenthasallocatedRs.1,840.77croretotheTourismMinistry

ToboosttheimageofIndiaintheinternationaltravelmarketIncredibleIndia2.0Campaignunveiledacrosstheworldthefinancial

year2017-18.

Brandambassadors– Priyanka,Modi,AmitabhStates– John(Arunachal)

AjayDevagn +Kajol – AndhraVirat Kohli - Uttarakhand

DefenceMinisterShriArun Jaitley releasedabookletheretodayhighlightingeffortsmadebyDepartmentofDefenceProductioninthelastthreeyearsinpursuance

ofself-relianceindefencesector.

launchof‘MakeinIndia’initiativeinSeptember2014,

Number of policy initiatives which have been taken by the Department of Defence Production

• relaxationinForeignDirectInvestmentpolicy• providingexchangeratevariationprotectiontodomesticindustry• level-playingfieldtoprivatesectorintermsofexciseduty/customdutyatparwithpublicsector• liberalisinglicensingpolicyandextendingthevalidityofindustriallicensingto15years• streamliningdefenceoffsetguidelinesandrestoringservicesasanavenuefordischargeofoffsets.

• facilitatingexportsbyissuingNOConline,hostingprocedureforissueofNOC• listofmilitarystoresinpublicdomainbesidesdoingawaywithend-usercertificate• revisingmakeproceduretopromotedesignanddevelopment• promulgatinggreenchannelpolicy• categorisingcertainOrdnanceFactoryBoard(OFB)productsasnon-core• aligningpaymenttermsofDefencePublicSectorUndertakings(DPSUs• Italsomentionsabout‘MakeinIndia’portalfordefenceproductionwhichisaveryindustry-friendlywebsitecoveringallpolicyproceduralissues.

Foreigninvestmentupto49percentispermittedundertheautomaticroute.

“Foreigninvestmentbeyond49percentandupto100percentispermittedthroughgovernmentapproval”

Sovereign Gold Bonds

GovernmentofIndia,inconsultationwiththeReserveBankofIndia,hasdecidedtoissueSovereignGoldBonds2017-18– SeriesII.

ApplicationsforthebondwillbeacceptedfromJuly10,2017toJuly14,2017.TheBondswillbeissuedonJuly28,2017.

TheBondswillbesoldthroughbanks,StockHoldingCorporationofIndiaLimited(SHCIL),designatedpostofficesandrecognised stockexchanges

viz.,NationalStockExchangeofIndiaLimitedandBombayStockExchange.

DirectTaxCollectionsuptoJune,2017forF.Y.2017-2018stoodatRs.1,42LakhcroreregisteringaGrowthof14.8%higherthanthenetcollectionsforthecorrespondingperiodoflastyear;Netdirecttaxcollectionsrepresent14.5%ofthetotalBudgetEstimatesofRs.9.8lakhcrorefor

DirectTaxesforF.Y.2017-18.

TheprovisionalfiguresforDirectTaxcollectionsuptoJune,2017showthatnetcollectionsareat Rs.1.42lakhcrore whichis 14.8% higherthanthenetcollectionsforthecorrespondingperiodoflastyear.Netdirecttaxcollectionsrepresent 14.5% ofthetotalBudgetEstimatesofdirecttaxes

forF.Y.2017-18(Rs.9.8lakhcrore).

WhilethegrosscollectionunderCorporateIncomeTax(CIT)grewat 4.8%,thegrowthunderPersonalIncomeTax(PIT)includingSecuritiesTransactionTax(STT)is 12.9%. However,after

adjustingforrefunds,thenetgrowthinCITcollectionsis 22.4% whilethatinPITis 8.5%. Refundsamountingto Rs.55,520crore havebeenissuedduringApriltoJune,2017,whichis 5.2% lower

thantherefundsissuedduringcorrespondingperiodofF.Y.2016-17.

Anamountof Rs.58,783crore hasbeenreceivedas AdvanceTax upto30thJune,2017reflectingagrowthof 11.9% overtheAdvanceTaxpaymentsofthecorrespondingperiodoflastyear.The

growthinCorporateAdvance Taxisat 8.1% andthatin Personal AdvanceTaxisat 40.3%.

Outof37millionIndianswhofiledtaxreturnslastyear,10millionwereexempt,leavingjust27milliontoactuallypayanything, accordingto

FinanceMinisterArunJaitley.

That'salittlemorethan2percentoftheentirecountry.

Inacountrywherethe percapitaincomeis$1,600peryear,theyfallbelowtheapproximately$3,700annualincomelevelrequiredtopaytaxes.

2.5L,3L,87A,3.5LInfact,India'sentireagriculturalsector— 55percentto60percentofthe

country'sentireworkforce— fallsoutsidethetaxnet.

NotonlydolotsoffarmersinrichstateslikePunjabmakeconsiderablemoney,buttheirwater,seedsandelectricityarealsosubsidized.

farmersareapoliticallysensitivegroup,manypoliticiansalsocomefromfarmingbackgrounds

It'stimeforsomeofyourichfarmerstoactuallypaytaxes

TRUE or FALSE

SustainableDevelopmentGoal5 Ensurehealthylivesandpromotewell-beingforallatallages.

Theflagshipprogramme oftheUnion healthministry– Jan Ausadhi- providesaffordablelife-savingcancerandcardiacdrugs

alongwithmedicaldisposables

JanAusahi SchemeMakeavailabilityofqualitygenericmedicines ataffordablepricesonlytoBPLfamilies

'PradhanMantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana'isacampaignlaunchedbytheDepartmentofPharmaceuticals,Govt.OfIndia

MinistryofChemicalsandFertilizers(Ananth Kumar)

Theflagshipprogramme oftheUnion healthministry– AMRIT providesaffordablelife-savingcancerandcardiacdrugsalongwithmedical

disposables(AffordableMedicinesandReliableImplantsforTreatment)

ShriJPNadda addresses‘BRICSHealthMinisters’MeetingatChina;highlightstheachievementsofIndiainthehealthsector

StrengtheningofhealthsystemsiscriticaltoachievingSDGs:JPNadda .Indiahasprioritizedstrengtheninghealthsystemsasanon-

negotiablestrategytowardsachievingSDGs

ShriNadda informedtheparticipantsthattheNationalHealthPolicy,2017adoptedbyIndiaiswellalignedwiththeSDG-3targets.

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“Thenewpolicyenunciateshealthinallpolicies,comprehensiveprimaryhealthcare,organisationofpublichealthcaredelivery,

improvingvaccinesanddrugsecurityandprogressivemovementtowardsuniversalhealthcoverage,”ShriNadda stated.

ShriNadda furtheraddedthattheNationalHealthMission(NHM),oneofthelargesthealthprogrammesintheworld,

representstheprimevehicletoachievetheSDG-3,andinitsnextphaseisaligningitsgoalswiththeNationalHealthPolicy2017

andtheSDG-3.

HighlightingtheachievementsofIndiainthehealthsector,ShriNaddastatedthatIndiahasexpandedthenumberofvaccinesunderUniversalImmunisationProgramme(UIP)andlaunchedMissionIndradhanush

aimedatexpandingcoveragebyreachingtheunreached.Indiahastakenvariousmeasurestoaugmentbothnumber,qualityandskillmixandgeographicaldistributiontoaddressshortageofcriticalhealthhumanresourcesuchasincreasingmedicalseats,upgradationofDistrict

HospitalstoMedicalcollegesinunderservedareas,establishingnewAIIMS,ShriNadda elaborated.

TheHealthMinisterfurtherinformedthatfreedialysisservicesareprovidedfreeofcosttothepoorundertherecentlylaunchedPradhan

Mantri NationalDialysisProgrammewhichisonPublicPrivatePartnershipmode.

TheproposedNationalHealthProtectionScheme(NHPS)envisagesinclusionofpreventivecare,robustITplatform,stronggrievance

redressalmechanisminadditiontoexpandingbothpopulationandbenefitcoverageandprovidinganadditionalcoveragetoseniorcitizens,

ShriNadda said.

ShriNadda alsostatedthattoaddressthegrowingburdenofNon-CommunicableDiseases(NCDs)onaccountofprematuremortalityand

morbidity,Indiahaslaunchedauniversalpopulation-basedfreescreening,controlandmanagementprogrammeforfivecommonNCDsthatisenvisagedtotranslateintooneofthelargestpopulationbasedscreeningandmanagementprogrammesintheworldinnextfew

years.

AspartoftheNationalHealthMission,theMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfarelaunchedpopulationbasedprevention,screeningandcontrolprogramme forfivecommonnon-communicablediseases,

namely

Hypertension,Diabetes,andCancersoforalcavity,breastandcervix.OnFebruary4thcoincidingwithWorldCancerDay

CardiovascularDiseases(CVDs)suchasheartattacksstroke,Diabetes,

ChronicRespiratoryDiseases(ChronicObstructivePulmonaryDiseasesandAsthma)

andCancerinteraliaaccountforover60%ofallmortalityinIndia.

Ofthese,nearly55%areprematuremortality.Thisimposesafinancialandsocialcostonfamiliesandthecountry. AccordingtotheWorldEconomicForum,Indiastandstolose$4.58trillion(Rs 311.94trillion

between2012and2030duetonon-communicablediseases.

ShriSanjayKumartakeschargeasDG,NDRF

ShriSanjayKumar,1985-batchIndianPoliceService(IPS)officer,HimachalPradeshCadre,tookchargeastheDirectorGeneral(DG)ofthe

NationalDisasterResponseForce(NDRF),today.

ThepostofDG,NDRFfellvacantafterincumbentShriRKPachnandawasappointedastheDirectorGeneralofIndo-TibetanBorderPolice.

PriortotheappointmentasDG,NDRF,ShriSanjayKumarwasservingasDirectorGeneralofPoliceinHimachalPradesh.

“JIGYASA”- Student-Scientistconnectprogramme launched

SigningofMoUbetweenCSIR&KVSStudent-Scientistconnectprogramme “JIGYASA”.

1151 Kendriya Vidyalayas connectwith38CSIRLaboratoriestargetingonelakhstudentsandnearly1000teachersannually

Jigyasa,astudent- scientistconnectprogramme wasofficiallylaunchedinthenationalcapitaltoday.CouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearch(CSIR),hasjoinedhandswithKendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)toimplementthisprogramme.Thefocusison

connectingschoolstudentsandscientistssoastoextendstudent’sclassroomlearningwiththatofaverywellplannedresearchlaboratorybasedlearning.

MemorandumofUnderstandingsigningceremonywasheldinthepresenceofDr.HarshVardhan,MinisterofScience&Technology,EarthSciences,Environment,Forestsand

ClimateChangeandShriPrakashJavadekar,MinisterofHumanResourceDevelopment.

TheProgramme isexpectedtoconnect1151Kendriya Vidyalayas with38NationalLaboratoriesofCSIRtargeting100,000studentsandnearly1000teachersannually.

Garib NawazSkillDevelopmentCentres tobeestablishedin100districtsofthecountry:ShriMukhtarAbbasNaqvi

ShriNaqvifelicitatescandidates,belongingtoMinoritycommunities,selectedintheprestigiouscivilservicesexamination&gotfinancialassistanceunder“Nai

Udaan”scheme

ShriMukhtarAbbasNaqvichairsGeneralBodyandGoverningBodymeetingofMaulana AzadEducationFoundation

TheMinisterofStateforMinorityAffairs(IndependentCharge)&ParliamentaryAffairs,ShriMukhtarAbbasNaqvitodaysaidherethatGarib NawazSkill

DevelopmentCentres willbeestablishedin100districtsofthecountrywhichwilleffectivelyensureemploymentorientedskilldevelopmentofyouthbelongingto

Minoritycommunities.

ShriNaqvisaidthatthisisforthefirsttimethatarecordnumberofyouthfromMinoritycommunities,whichalsoincludesabout50Muslims,haveclearedthecivilservicesexamination2016.ItisthehighestsinceIndependence.BilalMohiuddin BhattfromJammuand

Kashmirhasgot10thrank.

TheMinistersaidthattoprovidequalityeducationtoeachandeverychild,MinistryofMinorityAffairswilllaunchamegaeducationcampaign“Tahrik-e-Taleem”.Thecampaignwillbelaunchedon15thOctober,thebirthanniversaryofformerPresidentofIndiaDr APJAbdulKalam.

About100Navoday Vidyalaya typeschoolswillbeopenedinMinorityconcentratedareas.

Indiagoingthroughagoldenperiodoffootballandthebestisyettocome:VijayGoel

TheIndianNationalFootballTeamachieveditsbest-everFIFARankingsinceFebruary1996astheywereranked96intheJuly,2017accordingtolatestFIFA

Rankings.Intheprocess,Indiaarecurrentlyplaced12thinAsianFootballConfederation(AFC).

India’sbest-everFIFARankingtilldatestays94whichwasattainedinFebruary1996while99stayedIndia’ssecond-bestFIFARankingwhichwasalsoachievedin

November1993.

Commentingonthelatestranking,MinisterofState(I/C)forYouthAffairsandSportsShriVijayGoel saidthat wearegoingthroughagoldenperiodoffootballandthebestisyettocome.HesaidthatwiththeupcomingFIFAU-17Football

WorldCupinIndia(inOctober,2017)andtheongoingMission 11 Million programme whichaimstotakefootballacrossIndiaandamong11millionkids,

Indiawillsurelybethenextbigbrightspotinglobalfootball.

FloralTributePaidtoBabu Jagjivan Ramonhis31stDeathAnniversary

Babu Jagjivan RamNationalFoundation,MinistryofSocialJustice&EmpowermentorganizedafloraltributefunctionatSamta Sthal,theSamadhiofBabu Jagjivan Ram,DelhiGate,NewDelhitodayonthe

occasionofhis31stDeathAnniversary.TributeswerepaidbyFormerLok SabhaSpeaker Smt.Meira Kumar,UnionMinisterofSocialJustice&EmpowermentandPresident,Babu Jagjivan RamNationalFoundationShriThaawarchand

Gehlot

Babu Jagjivan Ramwasafreedomfighterandnationalleaderwhofoughttirelesslyfortheupliftment ofthedowntrodden.HewasaCabinetMinisterfor

35years- thelongestservingministerhandlingseveralkeyportfolios.Hebroughtaboutpath-breakingreforms. AsFood&AgricultureMinister,heiscreditedwiththe'GreenRevolution'andasDefence Minister;heledIndiato

thehistoric1971war,

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