Ideology Or Constitution? Rare Exchange of Ideas in Lok Sabha During Discussion on Education
Sravasti Dasgupta | 03 August 2024 | The Wire
The Lok Sabha saw a rare exchange of ideas from both the treasury and opposition benches on the role of ideology and the constitution in deciding policy during the discussion on the demands for grants for the education ministry after opposition members raised questions about the increasing interference in the education sector, declining academic freedom and reduced budgetary allocations for premier institutions in the country.
While opposition members said that the constitution should be the only guiding force, setting aside any political ideology, members of the treasury benches sought to differentiate between constitutional thinking and ideology…