Indira Gandhi’s Emergency | Congress strongly reacted to RSS leader’s call for a debate on removing ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ from the Constitution’s Preamble, calling it an attack on India’s democratic foundation. The Supreme Court has already declared these values as core principles of the Constitution.
A writ petition in the Supreme Court requests the removal of “socialism” and “secularism” from India’s Constitution Preamble, arguing they were added unconstitutionally during the 1976 Emergency. The petitioner claims modifications without state ratification distort its authenticity, conflict with contemporary values, and challenge Parliament’s amendment powers, questioning the balance between evolving democratic values and historical intent.
