[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924) › c43.49 # Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c43.49 Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c43.49 - **Language:** English ### [c43.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43.49) Aśoka in his Rock Series inscriptions section VI says that when he has passed an order with regard to a gift or a proclamation, should a discussion arise in the Parishad (Council of Ministers) and they (the ministers) shelve it, he should be informed of it—if there was a division of opinion with regard to his proposal in the Parishad or a total rejection, he should at once be informed of it.³ That shows that the ministers had been for some time opposing the rulings of the Emperor. - [Previous: c43.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43.48) - [Next: c43.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43.50) - [Up: c43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jayaswal-1924.c43.49) · Pramāṇa