JAIPUR THURSDAY, RNI NO. NOVEMBER 26, 2020 RAJENG/2019/77764 Pages 12 l 3.00 VOL 2 l ISSUE NO. 170 AHMED PATEL 1949 - 2020 END Sanjeev Srivastava parliamentary secretary by Rajiv Merc was always in his portico There is no one else who can also ERAGandhi in the mid-1980s, Ahmed though) and it was easier to miss fill in his boots as a treasurer. hmed Patel was a Bhai really blossomed as Con- than notice 23 Mother Teresa Also there appears no one else quintessential poli- gress President Sonia Gandhi’s Crescent Road (his official bunga- in the party who can even remote- tician. He was wed- political secretary. She reposed low for nearly three decades). The ly match the political acumen and ded to Congress’s complete faith in him and from house did not even have Ahmed guile of the BJP stalwarts, Prime ideology and in eve- 2004-2014, Patel was perhaps the Patel’s nameplate and the outside Minister Narendra Modi and his A rything he did these most powerful man in the country. lights were almost never switched Home Minister, Amit Shah. last few decades he His voice was seen, heard and on and no two visitors were ever It’s really the end of an Era in always kept the party’s interest in obeyed as a diktat from the Con- given an appointment which could the Congress. More specifically, mind. He was old school in the gress President. Seldom did any- result in their running into each the end of the Sonia Gandhi era in sense that he never nursed a thing substantive or substantial other. It was discretion bordering the Congress. The change and grudge, forget enmity! If it helped happen in the power corridors on darkness, giving Ahmed Bhai’s churn which is now inevitable his leader and the Congress, he without a nudge or a nod from this persona an added edge of secrecy. will be the cause of consternation would be willing to sup with the otherwise unassuming, limelight And with him have been buried amongst many. Devil. He was the Mr. Pragmatic shunning politician whose credo, countless secrets. And for some, who have waited of Indian politics with contacts it seems, was discretion. Congress today has nobody who for their turn in the sidelines, this cutting across party lines. For years he preferred going can come close to Ahmed bhai’s churn is likely to be a harbinger Though he was picked up as a about in an Esteem (a gleaming famed deal & match making skills. of hope. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 02 IN-DEPTH RBI’S UNWELCOME INDIAN CONSTITUTION A GLOBAL MOVE ON BANKING he Reserve Bank of India’s Internal Working Group has recommended that private corporate houses be allowed to DOCUMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS open banks. The proposal has raised con- T cerns as it could allow the bank’s pro- KALRAJ MISHRA moter to divert depositors’ money towards their own businesses. Yes Bank and DHFL and the PMC Bank are classic examples of misuse of ownership GOVERNOR OF RAJASTHAN rights. In the case of DHFL, the promoters si- phoned around Rs 31,000 crores of depositors’ money over a period of three years for their shell he Constitution of India is companies. To save it from total collapse, the RBI not just a constitution but took it under its wings. Yes Bank’s co-founder Rana the pride of Indian culture Kapoor is accused of laundering Rs 4300 crores he which governs the largest received in the form of kickbacks in lieu of loans democracy of the world. to big borrowers. The loans were later declared It is clear in the preamble non-productive assets. The possibility of large cor- that the power of the Constitu- porate/industrial houses resorting to a similar T tion lies directly with the people practice cannot be ruled out. and the ideals and aspirations Of particular concern is the fact that barring one, that the Constitution reflects, it all the experts whom IWG consulted “were of the can be clearly understood from opinion that large corporate/industrial houses the set of words, ‘We, the people should not be allowed to promote a bank” but the of India’ in the Preamble. RBI has decided to go by the minority view. The “We, the people of India,” proposal was red-flagged by the former RBI Gover- are not just words but they nor Raghuram Rajan and Deputy Governor of the underline the life philoso- central bank Aviral Acharya said that the move will phy of our rich Indian cul- “further exacerbate the concentration of economic ture. The Constitution not (and political) power in certain business houses”. only provides social, eco- One can risk guessing the corporate/industrial nomic, and political justice houses which stand to benefit the most by a change to the citizens of the country in banking regulation that overlooks the interests of but also provides freedom of small depositors. The RBI should consider the major- expression of ideas, faith, ity opinion and give the proposal a second thought. religion, and worship. Our constitution is also com- mitted for ensuring the unity of the nation while establish- PRESIDING OFFICERS IN ing equality and upholding the dignity of the individual. SEARCH OF ‘HARMONY’ Indian Constitution is also n his first physical event after a long gap, a global document of human The national emblem President Ramnath Kovind inaugurated Indian rights. I believe that if there Ashoka Stambh has been the 80th conference of presiding officers Constitution is is a reliable system of pro- THE CONSTITUTION IS DIGNITY OF INDEPENDENCE. put on the front page of the of LS, Rajya Sabha, and state legislatures also a global tection of human rights, constitution on the original I at the Statue of Liberty at Kevadia in Gu- then it is in the Indian Con- THEREFORE, IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE RESPECT copy of the constitution, document of jarat. President Kovind paid tribute to Sardar Vallab- human rights. I stitution. The Constitution THE SENTIMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION MAKERS while the golden decoration hbhai Patel, India’s first home minister, and Ganesh believe that if is a parity-based humanitar- ALONG WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES, of horse, lion, elephant ian system in which every- found in the excavation of Vasudev Mavalankar, Speaker of the first LS. Mava- there is a reliable lankar, he said, was of the opinion that Parliament one is motivated to live a life MORALITY, AND DIGNITY WHILE REMAINING FREE Harappa has also been done. and state legislatures should operate in a way that is system of of high ideals without fear. FROM MALICE, HATRED, AND DISCRIMINATION In this, the Preamble of the best for the public interest. The President empha- protection of There has always been a Constitution was decorated. sised the importance of the opposition’s role in a human rights, strong emphasis in the Indian The original copy of the consti- parliamentary democracy. The ruling party and the then it is in the culture on establishing human tution is written by hand in both opposition, he said, must cooperate to ensure har- Indian dignity by balancing rights and of this, causing damage and The pictures of Maryada Hindi and English languages. mony for meaningful discussion in the House. Constitution. duties. loss to lives and property, Purushottam Shree Ram The Constitution is not Harmony in Parliament has been sadly missing The Constitution The Father of the Nation breaking the law, damage to and Lord Shree Krishna, only a written law of the in recent years while disruptions are becoming the is a parity-based Mahatma Gandhi had once government buildings, the while giving the message of functioning of democracy norm. Lawmakers are as responsible for the ab- humanitarian said, “Kartavyon ke Hima- property is anarchy. Karma, are also there in the but also a pride of Indian sence of meaningful debates as the presiding offic- system in which laya se adhikaron ki Ganga The constitution is dignity original copy of the consti- culture. The Constitution of ers who play overtly partisan roles. The confer- everyone is behti hai (the Ganges of of independence. Therefore, it tution. Also, it has beautiful India is the symbol of unity ence would discuss a code of conduct for lawmak- motivated to live rights flows from the Hima- is necessary that we respect the illustrations of Lord Bud- in diversity and harmony of ers in order to minimize disruptions. a life of high layas of duties).” sentiments of the Constitution dha and sages performing all religions. Whether it is the appointment of judges or their ideals without In this context, the Constitu- makers along with the Consti- Vedic yajna preaching peace. On Constitution Day, while bowing to the Constitution impeachment, conflicts between the legislature, ex- fear. There has tion needs to be seen and un- tutional values, morality, and When the constitution was ecutive and judiciary are not rare. In 2018, a conflict derstood deeply in the present. dignity while remaining free being prepared, it was decided makers and the nation-build- situation arose between the Opposition and the BJP always been a It seems often that we are from malice, hatred, and dis- that it should be such that In- ers, let us all take a pledge that after the Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu strong emphasis aware of the rights given in crimination. dian civilization and culture we will be partners in the unity rejected their notice for CJI Dipak Mishra’s impeach- in the Indian the constitution but are in- The artistic form of the are effectively reflected in it.