Ch. Sambhajinagar, Feb. 1 -- The Movement for Peace and Justice (MPJ) on Sunday organised its National Convention on "Right to Life with Dignity" at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, where senior Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan warned that rising inequality, unemployment and the erosion of constitutional values were undermining the basic rights guaranteed to citizens.
Delivering the keynote address, Bhushan said India's diversity was its greatest strength but alleged that forces promoting hatred were weakening social cohesion.
Referring to judicial interpretations, he said the Supreme Court had repeatedly expanded Article 21 to include food, clothing, shelter and basic amenities, yet a large sections of the population continued to remai...