Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said it is a matter of concern.
New Delhi:
Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, expressed concern over the alleged attack on the Constitution, saying that new copies of the Constitution handed over to politicians on the opening day of the new Parliament building did not contain the words ‘socialist secular’.
“The new copies of the Constitution given to us today (September 19), the one we held in our hands and entered the new parliament building, do not contain the words ‘socialist secular’,” he said. while speaking to ANI on Tuesday.
He further added, “We know the words were added after an amendment in 1976, but if someone gives us the Constitution today and those words are not in it, then that is a concern.”
He claimed: “Their intention is suspect. It’s cleverly done. It is a concern for me.”
Mr Chowdhury said: “I tried to raise this issue but I did not get an opportunity to raise this issue.”
Earlier, while addressing the Lok Sabha at the New Parliament Complex on the second day of the five-day special session on Tuesday, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said no one should try to create an unnecessary divide between ‘India’ and ‘Bharat’ as there is no difference between the two according to the Constitution of India.
“For us, this Constitution is no less than the Gita, the Quran and the Bible. Article 1 says: “India i.e. Bharat, shall be a Union of States..” It means there is no difference between India and Bharat. It would be better if no one tries to unnecessarily create a rift between the two,” he said.
The controversy arose after the invitation to the G20 dinner was sent in the name of the President of ‘Bharat’ and not India.
The debate started after Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan shared on X, formerly Twitter, an invitation to a G20 dinner in which Droupadi Murmu was described as ‘President of Bharat’.
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