In 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, took the momentous step of amending the Constitution to limit the fundamental right of free speech. Amid rising communal strife and political dissent, Nehru feared that unrestricted speech would fuel violence and unrest, prompting him to seek constitutional changes, especially targeting Article 19(1)(a). BulletsIn Nehru sought to
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In 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, took the momentous step of amending the Constitution to limit the fundamental right of free speech. Amid rising communal strife and political dissent, Nehru feared that unrestricted speech would fuel violence and unrest, prompting him to seek constitutional changes, especially targeting Article 19(1)(a). BulletsIn Nehru sought to
129In 1951, India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, moved to amend the Constitution to curb absolute freedom of speech. Facing legal challenges and communal tensions, he sought restrictions on Article 19(1)(a) to prevent inflammatory speech and press criticisms that, he believed, threatened national stability. BulletsIn Nehru felt unrestricted free speech led to communal strife. RSS’s
In 1951, India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, moved to amend the Constitution to curb absolute freedom of speech. Facing legal challenges and communal tensions, he sought restrictions on Article 19(1)(a) to prevent inflammatory speech and press criticisms that, he believed, threatened national stability. BulletsIn Nehru felt unrestricted free speech led to communal strife. RSS’s
