Ep 194: The First Assault on Our Constitution
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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Incentives Shape Actions and Behaviors
Raja jiand ambathker were both part of the establishment, and they played a part in actually getting many of these amendments through. Raja ji was anti free speechr as of it, and ambetkar all the rest of it. And yet, after they are in government, he represents the zamindars against the very act that he had helped to bring about. Similarly, rajaji goes on to form the swathanthro party and become a beacon of liberalism, while their acting vile ent government is contrary to that. It's not so much of a contradiction that when they were part of the government, they behaved in a way that would strengthen their arm
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