Longest list of duties.

"The Supreme Court on February 21 issued notices to the Centre and states in a writ petition seeking the enforcement of the fundamental duties of citizens as enshrined in the Constitution of India," TIE. "The fundamental duties were incorporated in Part IV-A of the Constitution by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976, during Indira Gandhi's Emergency." In stringent criticism of the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in 2018, "Emergency is a black spot on the golden history of the nation. Observing black day today is not just to criticise the Congress for its sin of imposing Emergency but also to create awareness of the protection of Constitution and democracy." With an absolute majority in parliament surely he should remove the "black spot" and "sin" which was never intended by the founders of our Constitution. Instead, "Soon after his spectacular victory in 2019 Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Parliament that there was a need for a 'paradigm shift' in India -- from the centrality of fundamental rights to the fundamental duties," The Print. A ringing endorsement of the Emergency. Again in January this year he was unhappy that citizens are "talking about rights, fighting for rights and wasting time", The Wire. The problem for us is that "At 145,000 words, it is the longest written constitution of any sovereign state in the world. The US constitution, by contrast, has only 4,400 words," weforum. "The US constitution is very difficult to change and, thanks to a religious American sensibility that treats it as a sacred document, it has simply not evolved, impervious to the changing needs of a growing and progressing nation and world. The constitution of India suffers from the converse flaw; in less than 75 years, it has been amended, at last count, 103 times," Quartz. All these laws apply only to citizens, the prime minister is exempt. For instance, in 2016, "the Supreme Court said all cinema halls across the country must play the national anthem and that those present 'must stand up in respect' to 'instill a feeling within one a sense of committed patriotism and nationalism'," TIE. However, "When in Moscow in 2015, Modi himself decided to start walking while the national anthem was being played, and had to be restrained by his Russian hosts." Twenty-seven amendments were written into the US constitution of which the 18th, relating to prohibition of alcohol, has been repealed, University of Minnesota. The very fist amendment says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, of prohibiting free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." In India, "In recent years, there are signs of institutional collapse that make it that much easier for an all-powerful government to ensure a veil of secrecy over it decision making," wrote Rajdeep Sardesai. We, the people, have been beaten into submission. We need a list of duties for politicians and civil servants.