It’s impossible for anyone to change the constitution: BJP trashes opposition’s claims

Constitution will remain unchanged, says BJP’s Chandrashekhar Bawankule (Document)

Mumbai:

As the opposition claims that the BJP is seeking a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha polls to amend the constitution, Bharatiya Janata Party Maharashtra chief Chandrashekhar Bhawankule said anyone Neither is likely to change the country’s vital rulebook.

In a post on X, Mr Bawankule said it was extremely unfortunate that Sharad Pawar, a staunch supporter of the NCP, was one of the opposition leaders spreading such rumors ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

“They could not come up with a single argument to counter the ‘Modi Assurance’. So, they started spreading rumors that if we come back to power with a two-third majority, the constitution will be amended. Senior leader Sharad Pawar also spread rumors One of the leaders of the opposition who told such lies. This is very unfortunate,” he said.

“It is not possible for anyone to change our constitution. Our constitution is strong and will remain as it is. Sharad Pawar was part of the Congress-led alliance during his time in power at the Centre. How many times has the constitution been changed and then ended with In the name of the amendment? Mr. Pawar will definitely get these figures,” he added.

Mr. Bhawankule added that Prime Minister Modi and the BJP have always been committed to upholding constitutional values.

“…the Modi-led government has been committed to upholding the Constitution for the past decade. Prime Minister Modi renamed the Parliament House as Constitution House. The BJP has been committed to upholding constitutional values ​​and national interests. Therefore, people should not become this A victim of delusional rhetoric,” the BJP national president said.

Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge lashed out at the BJP at a press conference at the party headquarters, saying the ruling party at Center “has not fully accepted the Constitution” and called it “unfortunate “.

“Unfortunately, the PPP has not fully accepted the Constitution. On the one hand, the Prime Minister said that the Constitution will never be changed. On the other hand, he asked the people to say that a two-thirds majority is needed to amend the Constitution.” This is not coming from ordinary people or fringe elements – they are BJP leaders and MPs. They have been saying this and today in Karnataka they reiterated that the constitution must be changed,” Mr Haq posted on social media. X.

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