On september 19, the first day of the new Parliament, a copy of the Constitution of india was gifted to all the
MPs. After this a controversy has started. congress is creating ruckus over the fact that the words secular and
socialism are missing from the preamble of the copy of the Constitution. The controversy started with
congress mp Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary. After this, many leaders including former congress President Sonia
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Vishwam also objected to this. Meanwhile, the government said that the original copy of the Constitution was
given to the MPs.
Law minister Arjun ram Meghwal said that the copy contains the original version of the Preamble of the
Constitution. He said that these words were added to the Constitution later, they were not already present in it
and the MPs were given the original copy of the Constitution i.e. before the amendment. However, the
opposition is adamant on its point and Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary said that the words secular and socialism are
not included in the copy of the Preamble of the Constitution which we took to the new building. He has been
tactfully removed... This is a serious matter and we will raise the issue.
Provision for amendment in the Constitution and Preamble
The Preamble reflects the philosophy and purpose of the Constitution. The Constitution was accepted in the
Constituent assembly on november 26, 1949. There is a provision for amendment in the Constitution and its
Preamble, under which the Constitution has been amended more than 100 times. 128th amendment will be
made to implement the Nari shakti Vandan Act bill introduced by the government for women's reservation.
The bill has been passed in the lok sabha on wednesday and will now be presented in the Rajya Sabha. As
soon as the 128th Amendment is passed in both the Houses, the process of making a law will begin. At the
same time, the Preamble of the Constitution was amended only once during the Emergency.
