We are
shocked by the conspicuous absence of the words ‘secular’ and
‘socialist’ from the Indian constitution’s preamble used in the
customary advertisement in newspapers of 26th January, greeting people
of India on the Republic Day. The advertisement has been issued by the
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry and also carries a
quotation by the Prime Minister.
At the time when the people of India, and
even the global community, have genuine apprehensions about the secular
character of the Indian democracy, which stands threatened by a
right-wing government formed with less than one-third of the popular
votes, this omission is utterly condemnable.
Secularism has been pivotal to the
post-independent India, binding all communities together as equal
citizens. Similarly, the word socialist was added to emphasize the
social committments of the state in a country like India. These two
values are non-negotiable and any attempt to dilute them would face
strong resistance. We condemn the I & B Ministry and demand an
apology from the govt for this mischievous advertisement on Republic
Day.
www.indiaresists.com
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