The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has called for reviewing the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the preamble of the Constitution, saying these were included during the Emergency and were never part of the Constitution drafted by BR Ambedkar.
According to PTI, Addressing an event here organised on the Emergency, RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said, “The preamble of the Constitution Baba Saheb Ambedkar made never had these words. During the Emergency, when fundamental rights were suspended, Parliament did not work, judiciary became lame, then these words were added.”
He said discussions were held on this issue later but no effort was made to remove them from the preamble.
“So whether they should remain in the preamble should be considered,” he added.
“The preamble is eternal. Are the thoughts of socialism as an ideology eternal for India?” Hosabale said.
The suggestion from the RSS second senior most functionary to consider removing the two terms came as he hit out at the Congress for its Emergency era excesses and demanded an apology from the party.
