Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-109
Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-109
THE HINDU DATED 19TH FABRUARY 2026.
1) Supreme Court: Politicians, officials must foster fraternity
The Supreme Court stressed that constitutional functionaries and political leaders must exercise restraint and avoid speech that stigmatizes communities or legitimises discriminatory governance. The event is the Court taking note of inflammatory public remarks and underlining “fraternity” as a constitutional value, not a slogan. The logic is that in a mature democracy, free speech carries a duty of care—public statements by those in power can normalise prejudi
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