Overview

• As of July 8, BJP and RSS leaders continue to press for a historical review of the Preamble’s ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ terminology, though no amendment bill has been introduced.
• On July 7, the RSS journal Organiser cited Constituent Assembly debates to highlight Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s opposition to embedding policy prescriptions in the Constitution.
• Prakash Ambedkar, speaking on July 6, defended his grandfather’s vision of flexible social and economic policy and warned that the review could advance an authoritarian agenda.
• Ram Madhav urged citizens and lawmakers to uphold the Constitution’s basic structure, reflecting growing tensions as Parliament’s monsoon session approaches.
• Opposition parties including Congress and members of the Ambedkar family have mobilized to defend the Emergency-era amendments as essential to India’s democratic and social justice framework.