Some ‘elements’ try to create hurdles in implementing laws, says Rijiju
The Hindu
Modi Government puts Constitution above everything else, says Law Minister
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said there are “elements” who try to create hurdles in implementing laws enacted by Parliament or Assemblies.
Mr. Rijiju made these remarks while launching an online course on the Constitution to create awareness among the citizens.
“It is well known that there are certain elements who will always try to create problems in our country. I don’t want to elaborate much but what I want to refer to is the elements why try to create disturbances. When Parliament passes a Bill or an Assembly adopts a law, until and unless it is unconstitutional, why should there be a reason to say ‘we won’t follow this law’,” he asked.
Unfurling the zine handed to us at the start of the walk, we use brightly-coloured markers to draw squiggly cables across the page, starting from a sepia-toned vintage photograph of the telegraph office. Iz, who goes by the pronouns they/them, explains, “This building is still standing, though it shut down in 2013,” they say, pointing out that telegraphy, which started in Bengaluru in 1854, was an instrument of colonial power and control. “The British colonised lands via telegraph cables, something known as the All Red Line.”
The festival in Bengaluru is happening at various locations, including ATREE in Jakkur, Bangalore Creative Circus in Yeshwantpur, Courtyard Koota in Kengeri, and Medai the Stage in Koramangala. The festival will also take place in various cities across Karnataka including Tumakuru, Ramanagara, Mandya, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Hassan, Chitradurga, Davangere, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru.