More than 800 officials in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union released a public letter of dissent Friday against their governments‘ support of Israel in its war in the Gaza Strip. The letter is the first instance of officials in allied nations across the Atlantic coming together to openly criticize their … Read more
MUMBAI: “Let us distinguish between dissent and defection in the Tenth Schedule,’’ said senior advocate Arvind Datar on Monday calling for reforms, to replace the Speaker as the decision-making authority in disqualification pleas and recategorize which whip can lead to such action.Datar was giving the prestigious K T Desai Memorial lecture this year to an … Read more
NEW DELHI: Underscoring the importance of dissenters in society, who challenge and question prevailing majoritarian views, the Chief Justice of India on Saturday said dissent nourishes democracy and a society will fail and not progress if dissent is suppressed.Speaking on ‘Democracy, Debate and Dissent’ at the conclusion of the Justice Keshav Chandra Dhulia Memorial Essay … Read more
Bengaluru: Dissent within the Karnataka BJP spilled out into the open as a senior party leader claimed that B.Y. Vijayendra was made state party chief “only because he is B.S.Yediyurappa’s son”. Though there have been murmurs of disapproval from several quarters, a section of leaders is now coming out into the open to speak out … Read more