Parliament Winter Session: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (December 14) alleged that the Congress has repeatedly bloodied the Constitution while the policies and decisions of its government since assuming power in 2014 are aimed at strengthening the strength and unity of India in line with the vision of the Constitution. To promote.
He termed the 75-year journey of the Indian Constitution as extraordinary. During this, he targeted the Congress and said that during this period, the same family ruled for 55 years, which tore the countryâs constitution and imposed emergency, cut the âwingsâ of the court and even went to the extent of âstranglingâ the Parliament. Did.
Targeted at Jawaharlal Nehru
Taking aim at Jawaharlal Nehru, PM Modi said that the former Prime Minister followed his Constitution. He did not pay heed to the advice of senior leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan and the then President Dr. Rajendra Prasad. He also said that Congress did not follow its constitution and made Nehru the leader while the state units supported Sardar Patel.
PM Modi said, âIn 1951, Pandit Nehru had written a letter to the Chief Ministers. He had written that if the Constitution comes in the way, then we will have to make changes in the Constitution at any cost. The then President Dr. Rajendra Prasad had warned him. That this is wrong. The then Speaker also told him but Pandit Nehru had his own Constitution.â
âEmergency imposed in 1975â
Prime Minister Modi said that Indira Gandhi had also adopted the tradition of changing the Constitution during her tenure. He said, âWhen the Constitution was completing 25 years, it was torn to pieces. Emergency was imposed in 1975, all constitutional rights were taken away and the country was turned into a prison. All the rights of the citizens were taken away and The media was tightened.
Prime Minister Modi also mentioned the incident of 1971 when Indira Gandhi was disqualified by the Allahabad High Court after she was found guilty of corrupt electoral practices. Prime Minister Modi said, âIn 1971, the same year a court decision was overturned by amending the Constitution. They shredded the judiciary of our country.â
âRajiv Gandhi supported the extremistsâ
Referring to Rajiv Gandhi, PM Modi said that the former Prime Minister attacked the Constitution by overturning the Supreme Courtâs decision in the Shah Bano case. The Prime Minister alleged that Rajiv Gandhi âsupported extremistsâ for âvote bank politicsâ.
In 1985, the Supreme Court had accepted Shah Banoâs petition seeking maintenance from her husband after divorce. However, after protests by Muslim groups, the then Congress government passed a law to overrule this decision.
Targeted at Sonia Gandhi and Rahul
Prime Minister Modi said that the National Advisory Council, headed by the former Congress president, was placed above the Cabinet during the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government. Prime Minister Modi said, âCongress established a non-constitutional body, the National Advisory Council, above the Prime Minister.â
Without naming Rahul Gandhi, the Prime Minister said an âarrogantâ leader had âtorn upâ cabinet decisions when the Manmohan Singh government was in power, to prove that the Congress had attacked the Constitution.