Bachpan se yahi dekha hai, Rajnath Singh's dig at Rahul Gandhi
In a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said it was natural for some Opposition leaders to roam around with copies of the Indian Constitution in their pockets.
"Today many leaders of the Opposition roam around with the copies of the Constitution in their pockets. Inhone backpan se yahi dekha hai...This is what they have learnt from their childhood days. For generations they have seen their family members keep the Constitution in their pockets only," Singh said as he opened the debate on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of Indian Constitution in Lok Sabha on Friday.
Rahul Gandhi and several Congress leaders have been flaunting red covered copies of the Constitution while on campaign trails in a series of recent elections, especially 2024 Lok Sabha polls, where they accused the BJP-led NDA of seeking 400 seats to change the Constitution.
Today in the Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh recalling the Congress stalwarts -- late Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi -- said the Congress leaders always used the Constitution as tool to advance their political interests.
Singh said for the BJP, the Constitution is a sacred document to be revered with the head bowed and for the Congress it is a copy to be kept in a pocket.
"Our commitment to the Constitution is clear. We have never played with institutional autonomy ever. Constitutional values for us are not exhibits, these values are reflected in our actions,"
