Disenfranchising millions arbitrary, no whataboutery can justify it: SC judge
Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has condemned the arbitrary disenfranchisement of millions of Indian citizens as violating fundamental constitutional rights. He argued that stripping individuals of their right to vote is akin to "taking out the soul from the body" and goes against the very essence of the Constitution. Bhuyan emphasized that universal adult suffrage is an essential principle enshrined in Articles 325 and 326, which guarantee one general electoral roll for every territorial constituency and equal voting rights for all citizens, regardless of their background.
He traced the origins of this democratic principle to the 1895 Constitution of India Bill, or the Swaraj Bill, and highlighted the Constituent Assembly's unanimous decision to adopt universal adult suffrage as a reflection of the founding fathers' faith in the common man's wisdom and virtues.
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