Opposing Swamy’s plea, Member of Rajya Sabha and the Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Binoy Viswam in his impleadment application has told the top court that both 'secularism and socialism' are inherent to the basic features of the Constitution.
On Friday, A writ petition was filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy seeking deletion of the words 'Socialism' and 'Secularism' from the Preamble to the constitution.
Addressing national symposium ‘Spirit of Constitution in 75th year of Indian Independence’ at Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, he said the Preamble was a guide for the nation on the basis of the basic features of the Constitution.
The celebrations of the Day will begin with a speech by the President. After that, the whole nation can join him in reading the Preamble.
The Constitution of India ensures social equality, economic and political justice, freedom of thought, and equal opportunity to all the citizens of the country which makes India a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic Republic
Addition of the words ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ in the Preamble added nothing of substance to the Constitution, argue G.L. VERMA
A state can be held to be secular if it honours all religious faiths equally.
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