Prime Minister Narendra Modi replyies to the debate on the 75th anniversary of the Constitution in the Lok Sabha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Lok Sabha shortly as the House will sit on a non-working day to hold a special debate on the Constitution, which completed 75 years on November 26. Friday was the first of two days set aside by the Lok Sabha for the Constitution debate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reply to the debate on the 75th anniversary of the Constitution in the Lok Sabha on Saturday. The Lower House of Parliament initiated a two-day debate on the Constitution on December 13 to commemorate the beginning of the 75th year of its adoption.
Participating in a debate on 75 years of the adoption of the Constitution, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the BJP, saying that by talking of protecting the Constitution, the ruling party is "ridiculing" Savarkar. Savarkar had said there is nothing Indian about the Constitution and called Manusmriti a scripture "most worshipable" for Hindus after the Vedas, according to Gandhi.
India not only provides legal protection to minorities, it also has a provision for affirmative action to protect their interests, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said today addressing the Lok Sabha. 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.
The opposition move to seek impeachment of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar led to pandemonium in Rajya Sabha on Friday, with opposition and treasury benches clashing over the issue and the chairperson saying it is not a campaign against him but against the farmer community he belongs to. The proceedings of the House, which have been marred because of the no-trust notice and the Adani row, were adjourned for the day in the first hour itself, but not before Dhankhar saying he was a farmer's son and will not "show weakness".
Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's reference to the death of a judicial officer triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha on Friday with Union minister Kiren Rijiju accusing her of raising a matter settled by the Supreme Court and warning her of "appropriate parliamentary action". Participating in a debate on 75 years of the Indian Constitution, Moitra made passing but contentious remarks on the death of the judicial officer.
On the other hand, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot alleged that under the NDA government, all the institutions formed under the Constitution are being "weakened." He was hitting back at Defence Minister Rajnath over his remarks during the discussion on the 75th anniversary of the Constitution. "Why are we saying today that democracy is in danger? The institutions formed under the Constitution are being weakened, this is a danger," Gehlot said.
In another major development, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jagdambika Pal on Friday highlighted the need for having a Uniform Civil Code, and said it is important to ensure that everyone gets equal rights. "Today, this debate on the Constitution has made one thing certain that today this country needs a Uniform Civil Code. This was said by Rajendra Prasad, Munshi, Sardar Vallabhai Patel too" said the BJP leader.
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