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WHAT IS ADARSH HOUSING SOCIETY SCAM...?

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  ADARSH HOUSING SOCIETY -  The 31 storey residential building came into existence in the year 2003 and was constructed on land that was originally meant to be used for housing Kargil War heroes and their families.  The Adarsh housing society was originally constructed for the families of soldiers who had died in the 1999 Kargil War. However, the Central Bureau of Investigation currently investigates the complex due to alleged irregularities. ➡ THE LAND ORIGINALLY BELONGED TO THE ARMY  The Adarsh Housing Society scam was a major scandal that came to light in 2010 . The Society was meant to be a housing development for war veterans and their families, but it was instead used as a way for politicians and bureaucrats to get their hands on prime real estate in Mumbai. The scandal led to a number of investigations and ultimately resulted in the demolition of the Adarsh Society. ⭐ The politicians and burecrats underated the price of flats i.e the originally average cost ...

UNIFORM CIVIL CODE

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  UNIFORM CIVIL CODE  - The Uniform Civil Code is a proposal in India to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens which apply on all citizens equally regardless of their religion. Currently, personal laws of various communities are governed by their religious scriptures. * Personal laws cover marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption and maintenance. While Articles 25-28 of the Indian Constitution guarantee religious freedom to Indian citizens and allow religious groups to maintain their own affairs.  ➡ Differnet religion has different Personal laws  The Story Behind UCC   UCC emerged as a crucial topic of interest in Indian politics following the Shah Bano case in 1985. The debate arose on the question of making certain laws applicable to all citizens without abridging the fundamental right to practice religious functions. The debate then focused on the Muslim Personal Law, which is partially based on the Sharia law, permitting unilateral divorce,...

MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT

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  MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT ( MCC ) -   T he MCC is a set of guidelines issued by the ECI ( ELECTION COMMISION OF INDIA ) to regulate political parties and candidates prior to elections in respect of conducting their political party campaigns . It helps EC in keeping with the mandate it has been given under Article 324 of the Constitution, which gives it the power to supervise and conduct free and fair elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures. The MCC is operational from the date on which the election schedule is announced until the date of the result announcement. ➡ A rule book of MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT is made in which everything was written down for conducting the elections.  It enforced on CAPMPAIGNS - POLLING - COUNTING. HOW IT WORKS...?  1. GENERAL CONDUCT -   No use of Religion in asking for votes No personal attack on the opposition without any valid reasons  Place of worship should not be used for meetings and campaigns  2. Meeting ,...

ELECTORAL BONDS

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    ELECTORAL BONDS -  A mode of funding for political parties in INDIA , in this mode the transparency was lagged behind as the name of donar and party was hidden . INTRODUCTION OF THESE ELECTORAL BONDS   The scheme was introduces in The Finance Bill , 2017 - 18 during the UNION BUDGET by then Finance Minister Arun Jaitely . They were classified as a money bill , and thus bypassed certain parliamentry scrutiny processes, in what was alleged to be a violation of Article 110 of Indian Constitution .   Althoug introduced in early 2017, the Department of Economic Affairs in Ministry of Finance n otifies the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018 in a Gazette only on 2 January 2018 . According to an estimate, a total of 18,299 electoral bonds equivalent to a monetary value of rupees 9,875 crore , were successfully transacted during the period spanning from March 2018 to April 2022 .  ➡ In 2019 general elections , Congress announced its intention to eliminate electoral...