{"id":71169,"date":"2023-12-08T12:47:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T07:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=71169"},"modified":"2023-12-08T12:47:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T07:17:20","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-december-8-2023-day-507","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-december-8-2023-day-507\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 December 8, 2023; Day 507"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fait accompli&nbsp;<\/td><td>An irreversible accomplishment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Herald&nbsp;<\/td><td>to be a sign that something is going to happen soon<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bifurcate&nbsp;<\/td><td>Split or divide into two<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hive off&nbsp;<\/td><td>Remove from a group and make separate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delimitation&nbsp;<\/td><td>A line that indicates a boundary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Propriety&nbsp;<\/td><td>Correct or appropriate behaviour<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Abrogation&nbsp;<\/td><td>an official or legal cancellation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arbitrary&nbsp;<\/td><td>not seeming to be based on any reason or plan and sometimes seeming unfair<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Detention&nbsp;<\/td><td>A state of being confined (usually for a short time)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Glaring&nbsp;<\/td><td>very easy to see; shocking<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No <strong>fait accompli (An irreversible accomplishment)<\/strong>: On the changes proposed in the Lok Sabha in Jammu and Kashmir<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elections in J&amp;K and restoration of Statehood should not be delayed further&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been more than five and a half years since an elected government collapsed and Governor\u2019s rule was imposed in Jammu &amp; Kashmir amidst the suspension of the elected Assembly \u2014 a step that <strong>heralded (to be a sign that something is going to happen soon) <\/strong>dramatic changes in the erstwhile State. Subsequently, Article 370 that provided for special status for the erstwhile State was removed, the State <strong>bifurcated (Split or divide into two) <\/strong>with the region encompassing Jammu and the Kashmir Valley made into a new Union Territory and Ladakh <strong>hived off (Remove from a group and make separate)<\/strong> into another. The constitutionality of these changes is still under question and the Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on it. But this has not deterred the Union government from bringing about legislation that will change the make-up of the UT\u2019s prospective Legislative Assembly beyond the completion of the <strong>delimitation (A line that indicates a boundary) <\/strong>exercise. On Wednesday, the Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023. These Bills do not necessarily bring about any significant change. The first increases the total number of Assembly seats from 107 to 114, with reservation of nine seats for Scheduled Tribes (a first), besides empowering the Lieutenant-Governor to effect some nominations. The second seeks to replace the term \u201cweak and underprivileged classes (social castes)\u201d in the J&amp;K Reservation Act, 2004, enacted by the State legislature, to \u201cOther Backward Classes\u201d as declared by the UT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Propriety (Correct or appropriate behaviour) <\/strong>would have demanded that even these changes could have waited for the Supreme Court\u2019s verdict, which is due soon, on the legality of the <strong>abrogation (an official or legal cancellation) <\/strong>of special status besides the bifurcation of the erstwhile State and the procedure adopted to do so. Without the involvement of elected representatives from J&amp;K in the process, the changes proposed in the Lok Sabha would only seem to be acts that are presented as fait accompli to the UT\u2019s citizens. This should also be taken together with the fact that the last five and a half years have seen the suspension of political and civil liberties of politicians; <strong>arbitrary (not seeming to be based on any reason or plan and sometimes seeming unfair) <\/strong>arrests and <strong>detentions (A state of being confined (usually for a short time))<\/strong>; communication shutdowns; a chilling effect on the media; and, more recently, long power cuts. Any change to the political life of J&amp;K, citing its status as a region affected by separatism and terrorism, should not be done in a way that the citizens feel alienated. The first order of business in J&amp;K has to be the restoration of the democratic process by holding popular elections and the restoration of its Statehood. This should help not just fill a <strong>glaring (very easy to see; shocking) <\/strong>void in public life in the region in the immediate but also set the stage for addressing the long-pending issues that have led to the persistence of militancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to improve your vocabulary further?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/vocabulary\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-download-free-pdf\/\">Download the Lists of Word-Meanings of Previous Months here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know the meanings of difficult words published in the editorial of December 8, 2023? 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