A large number of Uttarakhand natives on Sunday gathered at Jantar Mantar under the banner of Uttarakhand Ekta Manch to demand the inclusion of the state's hilly region in the 5th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
Continuing its attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks ‘insulting and demeaning’ Dr BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, the DMK Executive Committee on Sunday registered its strong condemnation saying it is an irredeemable shame for parliamentary democracy under the BJP dispensation.
The Rajya Sabha on Monday took up a two-day debate on the Constitution with the government fielding Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to blame the Congress for amending the Constitution from time to time for the sake of a 'family.'
Emphasising that all must adhere to the Constitution and its Preamble, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, Monday said merely pointing fingers at each other won’t help.
Highlighting that 'India's Constitution has stood the test of time', the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday slammed the Congress for brazenly amending the Constitution from time to time to help the family and dynasty.
The Congress president, inaugurating the party’s national workshop on the ‘Leadership Development Mission’ for the SC, ST, OBC and the minorities’ wings reiterated his party’s commitment to democracy.
Making a strong pitch for uniform law, he said that the country cannot run on two laws and that Uniform Civil Code was part of the Constitution.
After the hearing, he responded to the questions of media and said the constitution was insulted. PM Modi should follow the Constitution.
Induben Rohit, who had last year led a march to Delhi for eradication of untouchability, said that through the Constitution, Babasaheb has given Dalits the power to assert their rights.
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar gave us the Constitution of India and today it is in danger.
