ESSENCE OF DEMOCRACY AND BASIC STRUCTURE OF CONSTITUTION NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED: SINGHVI

India’s belief in democracy has helped the nation thrive as a shining example of this form of governance, said Abhishek Manu Singhvi, senior advocate and MP, at Second Law and Constitution Dialogue, presented by Legally Speaking.

- RAJUL CHABBRA

He identified the pillars of the country’s democracy as secularism; co-ownership of people in democracy; “accidental” federalism brought about by unitary form of constitution and parliamentary democracy.

“The essence of democracy needs to be protected through institutions like the Judiciary, Army and the CAG and politicisation of these institutions,” he said.

The basic structure doctrine, PILs and the judicial review are also the key safeguards of democracy, he said.