Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday initiated the debate on the Constitution in Rajya Sabha. The debate marks the 75th anniversary of the Constitution’s adoption.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, the Union Finance Minister said that India’s Constitution has stood the test of time.
“As we mark the 75th year of our Constitution, it is time, I would think, to reaffirm our commitment to build India that is ‘Bharat’ that shall uphold the spirit enshrined in this sacred document,” she said.
She alleged that the Congress brazenly kept amending Constitution to help family, dynasty. Amendments were not about strengthening democracy but protecting those in power, the finance minister said.
Quoting BR Ambedkar, Sitharaman said, “However good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad because those who are called to work it happen to be a bad lot. However bad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those who are called to work it happen to be a good lot.”
(More to be updated.)