Prime Minister Narendra Modi was slammed by opposition parties on Monday for unveiling the national emblem cast atop the new Parliament building, accusing him of “subverting” the principle of the constitutional separation of powers.
The Constitution separates the powers of Parliament, Government & Judiciary. As the head of the government, the Prime Minister should not have unveiled the national emblem atop the new parliament building, according to All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi.
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The Speaker of Lok Sabha represents the Lok Sabha, independent of the government. According to Owaisi, a Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad, the prime minister has violated all constitutional norms.
The CPI(M) Polit Bureau issued a statement calling the prime minister’s actions a “clear violation of the Indian Constitution.”
It stated that the Constitution unambiguously separates our democracy’s three wings: the Executive (government), the Legislature (Parliament and state assemblies), and the Judiciary.
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