Congress on India-Bharat row: 'Will be better if nobody tries to unnecessarily create a rift' | Video
The Congress leader said that this Constitution is no less than Gita, Quran and Bible for us and there is no difference between India or Bharat
PremiumIn his first speech at the joint sitting in new Parliament building on Tuesday, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury read out the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. The Congress leader said that this Constitution is no less than Gita, Quran and Bible for us and there is no difference between India or Bharat.
"...This Constitution is no less than Gita, Quran and Bible for us...Article 1 says, "India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states..." It means that there is no difference between India and Bharat. It will be better if nobody tries to unnecessarily create a rift between the two..." Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.
"Having seized this opportunity, without making any compunction and without mincing any word, I must state that I feel elevated and elated of having stood on this podium which had witnessed a caravan of historical episodes and numerous momentous events in the midst of the galaxy of luminaries who had racked up their brains and burned the midnight oil to frame the Constitution of India in this august House which was called the Constituent Assembly," Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said addressing the joint sitting of the Parliament.
“On January 2, 1974, the objective resolution was adopted here which was proposed by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehruji, inspired the shaping of our constitution. From the colonial past to independent India, we have observed the transition of the destiny of this great country, named after 'India'. The 389 members of the parliament discussed among themselves for two years, 11 months, and 19 days and produced the world's largest constitution led by Baba Saheb Ambedkar, the father of the constitution" he added.
On development country status
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that he has no idea how a country is recognized as developed but the human development index is one of the key determinants. With this, he mentioned that 10% of India's population controls 77% of the total resources.
“I do not have any idea how a country is recognized as a developed nation. But among all the developed nations, one key determinant is always followed, and that is the human development index. As far as that is concerned, India has been lagging. Disconcerting reports have revealed that 10% of India's population controls 77% of the total wealth. In 2017, a staggering report showed that 73% of the wealth generated has reportedly gravitated towards the wealthiest 1% while a staggering 670 million Indian constituting the poorest saw their wealth increase by merely one percent," the Congress leader said.
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