Nirmala Sitharama Slams Congress, Nehru Amid Constitution Debate In Rajya Sabha | Photo: PTI Nirmala Sitharama Slams Congress, Nehru Amid Constitution Debate In Rajya Sabha | Photo: PTI As the winter session of the Parliament continues, the much awaited Constitution debate is underway in the Rajya Sabha. Kicking off the session, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has accused the Congress party for curbing freedom of speech after adopting the Constitution in 1950.
jackpot gameAddressing the upper house, Sitharaman added that the Indian constitution has "stood the test of time".
“Today we are extremely proud of the way India’s democracy is growing. As the country marks the 75th year of its Constitution, it is time to reaffirm our commitment to build India, that is Bharat, that shall uphold the spirit enshrined in this sacred document,” Sitharaman said.
The BJP leader also paid homage to the 389 members of the Constituent assembly.
Sitharaman Slams Congress
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Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman criticised the Congress party and the Nehru government for amending the constitution for their own gain.
“In the last seven decades, this living document, our Constitution, has seen many amendments,” she said, alleging that the first amendment under Nehru’s interim government “curbed the freedom of speech”.
"The Supreme Court in 1950 had ruled in favour of the Communist magazine “Cross Roads” and the RSS organisational magazine “Organizer”. But in response, the (then) interim government thought that there was a need for a first Constitutional amendment and that was brought in by the Indian National Congress (INC) and it was essentially to curb the freedom. So India, a democratic country which prides itself even today on freedom of expression saw the first interim government coming up with a Constitutional amendment which was to curb the freedom of speech of Indians and that within one year of adoption of the Constitutionlodibet," the finance minister added.