Socialism and Indian Constitution
In December 2005 Sharad Joshi tabled private member legislation in the Rajya Sabha, demanding deletion of the word socialism from the Representation of the People Act of the Constitution of India.
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Except as an abstraction of the mind.
Theres only democratic socialism,
Monarchic socialism, oligarchic
The last being what they seem to have in Russia.”
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