Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the constitution of the country is in danger and the BJP is working towards ending it. He said that the BJP is attacking the basic spirit of the Constitution with the intention of establishing an economic and religious dictatorship. This message of Sonia Gandhi was read in the one -day National Legal Seminar ‘Constitutional Challenges and Marg’ held in Delhi. He said that the Congress party will protect the constitution on every front – in Parliament, in the courts and also on the streets.
Constitution attack on- Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi alleged that, ‘The constitution is surrounded today. BJP-RSS, who neither fought the freedom struggle nor adopted the principle of equality, now the same people are in power and end the foundation of the constitution which they always opposed. ‘ He said that BJP and RSS ideologies praise Manusmriti, deny the tricolor and imagine the ‘Hindu nation’ where democracy becomes weak and discrimination.
Democracy loss, disagreement became a crime
Sonia Gandhi said that after coming to power, the BJP weakened democratic institutions, made disagreement a crime, targeted minorities, and cheated on Dalits, tribals, backward and poor. He also said that the BJP is now trying to remove words like socialism and secularism from the Constitution, which is the foundation of the dream of citizenship equal to Babasaheb Ambedkar. He congratulated senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi and his team for starting this important discussion and said that the mission of the Congress is clear, rebelling the Republic and protecting the rights of every citizen.
‘Constitution is not just a legal document’
Sonia Gandhi said that the Constitution is not just a legal document, but it is the moral foundation of our democracy, which is based on justice, freedom, equality and brotherhood. He said that the Constitution is the result of the thinking and struggle of the Indian National Congress. From the Nehru report of 1928 to the demand of the Constituent Assembly in 1934, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation, and Baba Saheb Ambedkar gave it the form. ‘Ambedkar warned that if social and economic justice is not found, political democracy would become just a show. The Congress understood and implemented it, extended rights, strengthened institutions and promoted respect and inclusion. ‘