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PM Modi replies to Constitution debate in Lok Sabha

Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to introduce 'The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 on Monday in Lower House

The second day of the debate session in Lok Sabha will likely see PM Modi replying in the Lower House.

Bleeding Constitution from a thousand cuts: Mahua Moitra slams govt

TMC MP Mahua Moitra accused the BJP-led Centre on Friday of "bleeding the Constitution from a thousand cuts" and said it is crystal clear that the political executive has "systematically eroded democracy" over the last 10 years.

Let the Congress brace up today because today when the Prime Minister speaks on the Constitution debate he will shred the lies and falsehoods of the Congress Party and he will shatter their false narrative and expose the Congress Party before the country: National Spokesperson of BJP CR Kesavan

"Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's comical self-goal and bizarre blunder about the Himachal Pradesh Congress government singularly stood out as the embarrassing highlight of her hollow, shallow, empty rhetoric in Parliament yesterday. Her speech showed how cut off she is from ground reality and public sentiment. Priyanka Gandhi was ill-prepared, uninformed and so unaware that she launched a blistering attack on her own Himachal Congress rule rather than Congress's misruled government and said that this Congress government had done big favours to industrialists and as a result, the small-scale farmers are in tears, in misery...Why did Priyanka Gandhi make such a big mistake in Parliament yesterday? Probably what was running in her mind which made her nervous was that Prime Minister Modiji would also be speaking on the same Constitution debate today. So Priyanka Gandhi knew that whatever lies and falsehoods she was peddling would be countered and will be shredded and the Congress false narrative would be unmasked by the Prime Minister in his speech today which is probably why she slipped and committed this blunder...The Constitution is not a pocketbook for the Congress Party. Rahul Gandhi behaves as if the parliament is his private playground...The people of India are watching. Let the Congress brace up today because today when the Prime Minister speaks on the Constitution debate he will shred the lies and falsehoods of the Congress Party and he will shatter their false narrative and expose the Congress Party before the country," says National Spokesperson of BJP CR Kesavan.

BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar on PM Modi's address in LS today:

Priyanka's bizarre blunder about Himachal govt stood out as embarrassing highlight of her shallow rhetoric in LS yesterday: BJP

Priyanka Gandhi was ill-prepared, uninformed and so unaware that she launched a blistering attack on her own Himachal Congress rule rather than Congress's misruled government and said that this Congress government had done big favours to industrialists and as a result, the small-scale farmers are in tears, in misery: BJP

Day 2 of discussion on Constitution gets under way in Lok Sabha, PM Modi likely to address shortly

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with others, protests in the Parliament premises, demanding relief package for Wayanad.

Our words and actions should not diminish India's image: Union minister Kiren Rijiju during debate on Constitution in Lok Sabha.

Nehru's views while progressive, underestimated the deep entrenchment of caste-based discrimination that persists even today: Rijiju

Because of politics, the central government is refusing to do what is due to the victims, says Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Wayanad

"We are very disturbed by the fact that the government is refusing to give the special relief package to Wayanad. We have requested the PM, everyone, to declare that this is a calamity of severe nature and give a special package. Now, similar, large-scale destruction took place in Himachal Pradesh where Congress is in power. They have been demanding for the longest time that the Centre helps and gives assistance that is required to victims. Whole government has seen devastation, pain and suffering. Yet, just because of politics, in both cases the central government is refusing to do what is due to the victims," says Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi

India has universal voting rights; but at times it is said minorities have no rights: Kiren Rijiju in apparent dig at opposition.

Our words, actions shouldn't diminish India's image in world fora: Rijiju during Constitution debate

While India has given equal voting rights to all, some claim that minorities have no rights in the country, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday in an apparent jibe at the opposition.

Intervening in a debate on 75 years of the adoption of the Indian Constitution, the parliamentary affairs minister also cautioned that "our words and actions should not diminish the image of the country in the world fora".

India not only provides legal protection to minorities, it also has a provision for affirmative action to protect their interests, the minister asserted.

Rijiju said successive governments worked for the welfare of minorities. "The Congress has also done that, I am not undermining its role."

Rijiju was the first speaker on the second day of the debate in the Lok Sabha on 75 years of the Constitution's adoption.

How can you criticise us when you changed the preamble of the Constitution, Rijiju attacks Congress

Wherever there are problems faced by minorities, they come to India. Then, why it is being said that there is no safety for minorities here, says Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

"As per the survey by Centre for Policy Analysis, 48 pc people, most of whom practice Islam religion, have suffered discrimination in the European Union. There are many reports of discrimination against those who wear headscarves and are from Muslim community in France... We all know the condition of Pakistan, Bangladesh. We know the situation of the population of Sikhs, Hindus and Christians in Afghanistan, whether it is Tibet, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Afghanistan, wherever there are problems faced by minorities, they come to India. This is because it is safe here. Then, why it is being said that there is no safety for minorities here," says Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

Ruckus in Lok Sabha after DMK's A Raja claims that the VP Dhankhar wants to change the basic structure of Constitution

We have grievances with Congress, they were silent suspecters when we were jail but we are still allies because of the nation which is a bigger cause : A Raja

Nishikant Dubey lashes out at A Raja for calling BJP 'bad element'

Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad and other MPs protest in premises of Parliament over the alleged vandalising of a replica of the Indian Constitution in Maharashtra

In 1974 without bringing an amendment to the Constitution, Katchatheevu island was given away to Sri Lanka: Tejasvi Surya

"... The island called Katchatheevu was given away to Sri Lanka by the Congress Party and the DMK in 1974 without following any due process envisioned in the Constitution. When Pandit Nehru was asked about this very important island called Kachchatheevu, he says "I attach no importance at all to this little island and I would have no hesitation in giving up our claim to it." This was Pandit Nehur's position on a very important island...Parliament was not taken into confidence. A very important island belonging to India was gifted, given away for political reasons by the Congress...More recently it was learned that the UPA government was ready to even give away Siachen to Pakistan. This is their commitment to tertorial integrity of this country...," says Tejasvi Surya

Congress does not consider India as a nation but a mere hodge podge union of states: Tejasvi Surya

As per Congress, a Muslim can be a Muslim, a Christian can be a Christian but a Hindu has to be secular, Tejasvi Surya says

'Sabka saath Sabka vikaas', is Narendra Modi's style of protecting the Constitution: Tejasvi Surya

Perpetuating dynastic politics is an attack on the Constitution: Surya

It will damage the country’s essence which is our diversity: CPI(M) Leader MY Tarigami on One Nation One Election

Mr Savarkar has stated that there is nothing Indian about the Constitution: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress, Nehru strengthened democracy to extent that 'tea-seller' could become PM: Sukhdeo Bhagat

Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat on Saturday said his party and India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru strengthened the roots of democracy and the Constitution to the extent that a "tea-seller" could become the country's prime minister.

Participating in a debate on 75 years of the adoption of the Constitution, Bhagat hit back at Union minister Rajnath Singh claiming opposition leaders had seen their families keep the Constitution in their pockets for generations and said this was true as the most precious and important things were kept in pockets.

When we open Constitution, we can hear voice, ideas of Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

Constitution a document of modern India but it could never have been written without ancient India, her ideas: Rahul Gandhi in LS

The Constitution protects its citizens and BJP attacks the Constitution, says Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

By bringing in lateral entry in govt jobs, you are chopping off thumb of youth, backward class people, poor: Rahul Gandhi.

When you (BJP) speak of protecting Constitution, you are ridiculing Savarkar: LoP Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha.

Some people take the Constitution in their pockets but don't even know how many pages it has, says Anurag Thakur

Rahul Gandhi roams with Constitution in pocket but has never read it, says Anurag Thakur

I had promised in House, we will implement caste census; a new kind of development will take place in India after that: Rahul Gandhi.

We will ensure 50 per cent cap on reservation is removed: LoP Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

"People call the Constitution the longest written Constitution in the world, but the Constitution contains a set of ideas from one philosophy of our nation, one central philosophical set of ideas of our nation..." says Rahul Gandhi

Like Dronacharya cut Ekalavya's thumb, the BJP is cutting the thumb of the youth of India: Rahul Gandhi

Nehru and Gandhi went to jail while Savarkar apologised to Britishers: Rahul Gandhi

"A member asked me what Indira Gandhi thought about Savarkar? Let me tell you Nehru and Gandhi went to jail while Savarkar apologised to Britishers. This is what she thought of Savarkar."

Constitution was in danger during Emergency: Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde

Indira Gandhi released postal stamp, documentary on Savarkar: Nishikant Dubey

The BJP leader said, "Rahul Gandhi can never become Savarkar that is why he keeps lying. He should apologise to his grandmother."

The motive behind '400 paar' is changing the basic structure of the Constitution: RSP's N K Premchandran

Supreme Court rejected several anti-Constitution steps by the BJP-led government: CPI (ML)'s Raja Ram Singh

Some people in this House want both Gandhi and Savarkar in each pocket: CPI (ML)'s Raja Ram Singh

There is no justification for bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir: JKNC's Mian Altaf Ahmad

BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad speaks during Constitution debate

Take Rahul to the Andaman jail once where Savarkar lived for 11 years: Ravi Shankar Prasad

If not for Sardar Patel India would not have been united: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Prasad alleged that Congress ignores Sardar Patel and Maulana Azad.

Public gave answer to opposition's lies in Haryana polls: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The Constitution makers knew that Ram and Krishan are legacy of India, not Babur, Aurangzeb: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Prasad showed a document of the Constitution with signatures of Rajendra Prasad, Jawaharlal Nehru and others with pictures of Hindu Gods, Buddha and Mahavir on it.

They talk about Human Rights of Afzal Guru but not the security personnel: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Ravi Shankar Prasad evokes '1975 Emergency' during Constitution debate in Lok Sabha

"For the first time internal emergency was imposed in India without any cabinet approval. RSS was banned and its members were tortured during emergency."

Today it has become the order of the day to first demolish the Constitution and then resurrect it: Congress' Kumari Selja

Haryana-Punjab border made like India-Pak border: Kumari Selja

No one wants the minorities to have power: AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi

Owaisi raised the issues of mob-lynching, dispute over mosques in the House.

"Read Article 26, it gives religious denomination, the right to establish and maintain institution for religious and charitable purposes. The Prime Minister says that Waqf has nothing to do with Constitution. Who is teaching the PM? Make him read Article 26. The goal is to snatch away Waqf properties...You want to snatch it away on the basis of your strength..." he said. (ANI)

BJP's nationalism is not cultural but Hindutva: Owaisi

Modi is today's Savarkar: TMC's Sougata Ray

Ray accused the Centre of destroying federalism and discriminating against West Bengal.

Why is PM Modi still not answerable to the people of Manipur: Congress' Manipur MP Alfred Kanngam

"You only talk about economy. What will you do with economy when all the people are finished?"

Ambedkar believed that India is 'inherently undemocratic' and needs Constitution to promote equality: Chandrashekhar Azad

How many Dalit and women CMs has BJP made, asks Chandrashekhar Azad

BJP trying to snatch Muslim's land: Congress' Imran Masood on Waqf issue

We have witnessed unprecedented attacks on Constitution during BJP rule: Congress' K Suresh

Daman and Diu MP Umesh Patel raises issue of no state legislature in UT

Within 10 years Modi govt gave houses, toilets to poor: MoS Anupriya Patel

Patel hailed the Union government for working for the poor while attacked the Congress party for "promoting corruption."

BJP did Constitutional amendments for the welfare of the nation unlike Congress: Anupriya Patel

PM Modi arrives in Lok Sabha amid chants of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'

Indian democracy inspiration for countries across globe: PM Modi

Speaking in the House during the discussion on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India, PM Modi said that India's democratic history has been an inspiration for countries across the globe.

Modi hails women leaders of country

"There were 15 women in the Drafting committee of the Constitution. India has been at forefront in giving representation to women."

"Every big scheme has women at its centre and it reflects the spirit of the Constitution that a Tribal woman is the President of India," he said.

He also said that the number of women parliamentarians is increasing.

People with slave mindset kept finding contradiction in unity: Modi

"The problem is how to unite the diverse population of the country to make decisions," Modi quoted BR Ambedkar in Lok Sabha.

He indirectly attacked the opposition parties and said, "people with slave mindset kept finding contradiction in unity."

Article 370 was an obstacle to Indian unity, so we removed it: Modi

We launched Ayushman Bharat Yojana keeping nation's unity in mind: Modi in LS

PM Modi talked about several central government schemes like the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, One Nation One Grid while replying to Constitution debate in Lok Sabha.

"We have democratized technology and took optical fiber to every Panchayat to unify the nation," he said.

The Prime Minister also talked about the New Education Policy and how it emphasises the importance of mother tongue.

Congress can never wash away the sin of imposing Emergency: Modi

"When the country was celebrating 25 years of the Constitution, Congress tore it by imposing Emergency."

"When the Constitution completed 50 years, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the PM and he upheld its principles," Modi said.

If not for Constitution, I would not have been here: Modi

One family of Congress left no stone unturned to harm the Constitution: Modi

"One family of Congress left no stone unturned to harm the Constitution," Modi said in Lok Sabha referring to the Gandhi family.

"The nation did not have an elected government from 1947 to 52. There was a representative government. In 1951, even though there was no elected government, the government brought an ordinance to curtail the freedom of expression. This was an insult to the Constitution makers," Modi said.

Modi attacks Nehru for making 'backdoor changes' in Constitution

"Nehru wrote a letter to the chief ministers, 'If Constitution comes in our way then we should change it'," Modi told Lok Sabha.

"Since then, Congress has been preying upon the Constitution."

"In the past six decades the Constitution has been amended 75 times," Modi said.

He said that Indira Gandhi took his father's legacy forward and "harmed the Constitution further."

Indira Gandhi snatched people's rights during Emergency: Modi

Modi attacked former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for imposing National Emergency in 1975.

"There are many leaders sitting there (opposition) who were also put in jail during Emergency, however it is there compulsion to sit there today," Modi said.

Modi evokes Shah Bano case during Constitution debate

"Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed spirit of Constitution for vote bank," Modi said in Lok Sabha.

National Advisory Council was put above the PMO during Manmohan Singh govt: Modi

Modi quoted former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from a book and said the party (Congress) was put above the government during the previous PM's rule.

"National Advisory Council was put above the PMO," Modi said.

Congress passed 35A after bypassing the Parliament: Modi

BJP govt gave Bharat Ratna to Dr. Ambedkar: Modi

Nehru wrote long letters opposing reservation: Modi

"Congress has always opposed reservation. Nehru wrote long letters opposing reservation. They sat on the Mandal Commission report for years and it was only after Congress was removed from power that OBC reservation came into being," Modi said.

Ambedkar had advocated for removal of religious personal laws: Modi

"The Constituent Assembly had debated upon Uniform Civil Code and decided that the elected government should take a decision on it," Modi said in Lok Sabha.

"We trying our best for a Secular Civil Code," Modi added.

Those who don't follow their own party's Constitution, how would they follow Indian Constitution: Modi

Congress played tricks to destabilise Vajpayee govt: Modi

"Congress played tricks to destabilise Vajpayee governement. Buying and selling was a thing back then also, but Vajpayee chose to step down," said Modi.

BJP did Constitutional amendments for unity of nation: Modi

"We did amendments to give recognition to the OBCs and EWSs," Modi said adding that EWS was the only reservation which was not opposed by anyone.

Modi added that his government brought amendments to "fix mistakes of the past governments."

Congress' favourite word is 'jumla': Modi

"Indian population knows that the biggest 'jumla' of Congress was 'Garibi Hatao' slogan," Modi said in Lok Sabha.

Modi attacked opposition for "making fun of Swachh Bharat Yojana."

Even after 7 decades of independence there was no common sign language in India: Modi

Modi said that his government worked for the welfare of the differently abled people.

Opposed to Cong's 'backward district' tag we brought aspirational districts' tag: Modi

'Shouldn't people without political ties get chance to come forward?,' asks Modi in LS

Modi vowed to bring 1 lakh youngsters into politics who do not belong to political families.

"All parties should encourage youths from non-political families to join politics and infuse fresh energy in country's polity."

Modi concludes Lok Sabha speech with 11 resolutions

PM Modi proposed 11 resolutions before Parliament, including development for all and zero tolerance for corruption during his speech on Saturday.

Lok Sabha adjourned till December 16, 11 am.