'Secular Socialist' Removed From Preamble In Copies Of Constitution Handed Over To MPs: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Holding a copy of the Constitution, Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, along with Rahul Gandhi and several other Congress and opposition leaders, entered the new complex. Before entering the new building, MPs received copies of the Constitution of India, books related to the Parliament, a commemorative coin and a stamp. 

However, the Congress leader in Lok Sabha claimed that the words 'socialist secular' were 'cleverly' removed from the copies of the constitution that were handed over to the MPs. "We know that the words were added after an amendment in 1976 but if someone gives us the Constitution today and it doesn't have those words, it is a matter of concern...Their intention is suspicious," Chowdhury said. 

Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi too confirmed to reporters outside the Parliament today that these words were missing from the copies handed to them. 

During the special session yesterday, Chowdhury was seen reading the Preamble of the Constitution in Parliament. Notably, he did mention the words 'socialist' and 'secular' while reading out the text.

The terms 바카라�socialist바카라� and 바카라�secular바카라� were inserted into the preamble as part of the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution in 1976 during the Emergency imposed by then prime minister Indira Gandhi. The description of India was then changed from 바카라�sovereign democratic republic바카라� to 바카라�sovereign socialist secular democratic republic바카라�. 

In a historic transition, the Parliament moved into a swanky new complex on Tuesday. The new four-storey triangular shaped complex has been named 'Parliament House of India', according to an official notification, whereas PM Narendra Modi proposed that the old building be renamed 'Samvidhan Sadan'.