Constitution: 'There are no words socialist and secular in the copies of the Constitution given to us', Adhir Ranjan's big claim

Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday (September 20) claimed that the new copies of the Constitution handed over to MPs before moving into the new Parliament House did not have the words 'socialist and secular' in the preamble.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary said, "The new copies of the Constitution which were given to us on September 19, do not have the words 'socialist and secular' in the preamble. We took these copies in our hands and entered the new Parliament building. We know that these words were added after an amendment in the year 1976, but if today someone gives us the Constitution and these words are not there, then it is a matter of concern."

He said, "The intentions of the government are questionable. This has been done very cleverly. It is a matter of concern for me. I tried to raise this issue but I did not get a chance to raise this issue." Let us tell you that the words 'socialist' and 'secular' were added to the Preamble as part of the 42nd amendment to the Constitution in 1976 during the Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.