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Reputed jurist Santosh Hegde gives clean chit to Modi
Former Supreme Court Justice Santosh Hegde, left, receives a plaque from Krishna Vavilala, founder-chairman of the Foundation of India Studies. By SESHADRI KUMAR Janata Party forming the Former Supreme Court of government at the Center. But, India Justice Santosh Hegde, many people were still not sure a crusader against corruption, of the type of governance that gave a distinguished lecture Narendra Modi would bring. on “Democracy in India” at This year, the leadership of a meeting organized by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Foundation for India Studies on won over the people of India June 8 at the Madras Pavilion and his party won a landslide in Sugar Land. victory in the election, Hegde Hegde is not affiliated to any pointed out. political party and in the last Rural India overwhelmingly two elections he voted “None voted for Modi and showed of the above,” as he was not its vote of confidence because satisfied with any party. This most of India’s rural population time, in 2019, however, he was happy with the preceding voted for a political party. five years of his administration. Having studied democracy Many welfare schemes directly in India, Hegde said India was benefited the rural population. never independent before and If this spirit of nationalism after 1947, it chose the type continued, India will see better of democracy as a political days in the next five years, system, namely “for the people, Hegde said. by the people, of the people.” “I am not saying this because But over the years, democracy of my political views, but due in India changed its colors. to my understanding of what At the time of India’s the country went through in independence, the common the last five years compared to perception was that those earlier years.” who fought for independence The previous administrations were alone capable of running were dogged by massive a democracy and that belief corruption and scams, the 2G continued until the mid-1970s. spectrum scandal and the coal The country went through a mines scandal, to name just a change through the imposition few. of Emergency in 1975-77 and The BJP government faced people’s anger resulted in only one allegation in what is ousting the ruling party. The known as the Rafale scam, but Janata Party which succeeded that has not yet been proven to did not stay in power for be true. The opposition party more than two years and the brought the charges for political Congress Party again regained advantage in the election. power. While Modi primarily Come 2014, Indian ushered in a welfare state, he democracy witnessed a change also reinforced his commitment once more with the Bharatiya See HEGDE, Page 10
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The Houston City Council recognized the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston and honored the chamber with a Proclamation declaring June 25th as the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston Day commemorating the chamber for its 20 years of service to the community. Above, Chamber President Swapan Dhairyawan, right, and Executive Director Jagdip Ahluwalia, left, accept the proclamation from Mayor Sylvester Turner. Vice Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Davis at right. Others in the picture are Mahesh Shah, left, Mark Winchester, Councilman Jack Christie, Charlie Patel, and Hasu Patel. — BIYANI PHOTOGRAPHY. Story on Page 10.
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