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New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) As the country celebrates the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution, officially celebrated as ‘Constitution Day’, it became the stage of a fierce political confrontation, with the ruling BJP accusing Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and the entire Indian faction of “hypocrisy of the highest order” over constitutional values.
In a sharply worded statement issued on Wednesday via its X handle, the BJP reminded the country that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who in 2015 had declared November 26 as Constitution Day and celebrated it across the country, a move which was then opposed and even boycotted by the Congress and its allies in Parliament.
MP (Lok Sabha-Garhwal) and BJP’s chief spokesperson Anil Baluni bombarded Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi with sharp questions and asked – Who first planned to keep Dr. BR Ambedkar out of Parliament? Who deprived Baba Saheb of the Bharat Ratna for decades while hastily giving the award to two Congress Prime Ministers during their tenure? Who refused to install Dr. Ambedkar’s portrait in the Central Hall of Parliament? Who imposed emergency, stifled the press, put many people behind bars without trial and suspended fundamental rights overnight? Who brought forward the 42nd amendment which attacked the basic structure of the Constitution? Who dismissed the largest number of elected state governments by misusing Article 356? Who created obstacles to the Supreme Court’s Shah Bano decision by making a new law? And who, time and again, undermined the independence of the judiciary and the Election Commission of India?
The BJP accused the Congress leadership of indulging in “petty politics” by colluding with forces working against the national interest, especially at a time when the Modi government has spent the last 11 years “restoring constitutional supremacy and deepening democratic roots”.
“Today is not just a day to remember history; it is to accept responsibility for the future,” the post reads. Baluni wrote, “Before lecturing others on the Constitution, the Congress leadership must look within itself and answer the darkest chapters written on India’s democratic journey.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the main ceremony at the Supreme Court, read the preamble along with judges and lawyers, and reiterated that the Constitution is the “soul of Indian democracy” and the guiding light for a developed India.
–IANS
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