No other constitution’s preamble has undergone change except India: V-P Dhankhar
Dhankhar criticised the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government for changing the Preamble of the Indian Constitution during the Emergency in 1976.
Dhankhar criticised the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government for changing the Preamble of the Indian Constitution during the Emergency in 1976.
The Vice president said, “50 years ago, this day, the oldest, the largest and now the most vibrant democracy went through difficult air pocket, unexpected hazard in the shape of headwinds, nothing short of earthquake to destroy democracy. It was an imposition of emergency. The night was dark, the cabinet was sidelined."
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said the now-abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution “bled India and the state of Jammu and Kashmir” for too long.
Condemning the Emergency imposed during the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government in 1975, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Saturday that it was a time when all fundamental essence of democracy capsized.
“This morning, I was reminded of something very critical for the country—not for oneself, but for the system. What the present Chief Justice said is important: we must believe in protocol,” said Dhankhar.
President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 155th birth anniversary at Rajghat in the national capital.
Underlining the importance of women education, he said, "We cannot dream of a Viksit Bharat without women and without education."
Dhankhar reflected on the profound influence of national leadership, saying "Although there is a lot in a name, the name ‘Nar’ plus ‘Indra’, ‘Narendra’, has made everything possible."
Dhankhar said a person holding constitutional position who is making serialised periodic ‘anti-India rant’ on foreign soil is talking about ending reservations.
"Every Indian outside the country has to be an ambassador of this nation. How painful. One who holds a constitutional position is doing just the reverse of it," he said.