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Senior BJP Figures Back RSS Call to Revisit 'Secular' and 'Socialist' in Constitution's Preamble

RSS, backed by BJP leaders, calls to strip 'secular' and 'socialist' from the Preamble have prompted opposition vows to defend the Constitution ahead of the monsoon session.

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Shankaracharya Avimukteshwarananda adresses a press conference, in Varanasi.
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Emergency was a black day in the democratic history of our country, said N Ramchander Rao.

Overview

  • RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale urged a review of the Emergency-era insertion of “secular” and “socialist” at a memorial marking the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Emergency.
  • RSS spokesperson Sunil Ambekar maintained that understanding the historical context of those words’ addition is essential for a proper debate.
  • Union ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Jitendra Singh along with chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Himanta Biswa Sarma publicly endorsed the demand for revisiting the Preamble.
  • Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge accused the RSS and BJP of seeking to erode key constitutional guarantees and challenged them to remove ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ from their own party charter.
  • No formal amendment bill has been introduced, but the issue is expected to dominate the forthcoming monsoon session as parties solidify their stances.