Why removing ‘socialist' and ‘secular' from the Preamble would mean nothing
Sunil Baghel
TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Jul 14, 2025, 16:43 IST IST
Article after Article in the Indian Constitution is imbued with 'socialist' and 'secular' ideas. Here's a list
The discussion around the 50th anniversary of the Emergency has been turned into a fresh debate on the inclusion of words ' socialist ' and ' secular ' in the Preamble to the Constitution .
The words were added through an amendment by the Congress government led by Indira Gandhi during the Emergency. Several leaders — mainly belonging to the RSS and the BJP — are now questioning the rationale for inserting the two words and demanding that they be removed.
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