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51. Many issues in our constitutional  jurisprudence   evolved   out   of   this  doctrine   of   silence.   The   basic  structure doctrine vis­Ã ­vis Article  368   of   the   Constitution   emerged   out  of   this   concept   of   silence   in   the  Constitution.   A   Constitution   which  professes   to   be   democratic   and  republican   in   character   and   which  brings   about   a   revolutionary   change  by   73rd  Constitutional   amendment   by  making   detailed   provision   for  democratic  decentralization   and   self  Government  on   the   principle  of   grass  root   democracy   cannot   be   interpreted  to   exclude   the   provision   of   no­ confidence   motion   in   the   respect   of  the office of the Chairperson of the  Panchayat just because of its silence  on that aspect.