The words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ recorded in the Constitution explain the basic characteristics of Indian democracy.

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The Supreme Court has rejected the petition filed against the addition of the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.

If reports are to be believed… The Supreme Court says that the constitutional amendment made during the Emergency cannot be invalid, the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ were added to the Preamble through the constitutional amendment during the Emergency in 1976.

It is significant that…. The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict in the hearing held on November 22 on the petitions demanding removal of the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ from the Preamble of the Constitution.
The bench of CJI Sanjeev Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said that these words were included in the Constitution through the 42nd Amendment (1976) and are part of the basic structure of the Constitution.
The court says that the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ written in the Constitution describe the basic characteristics of Indian democracy, it is not appropriate to remove them, any attempt to separate the Constitution from its basic objectives is not acceptable.

Remember… In the petitions filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain and others, it was said that inclusion of the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Constitution is unnecessary and illegal, these words infringe on the personal freedom and religious sentiments of the people. Make an impact.

It is also noteworthy that… When the Constitution was adopted in 1949, the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ were not in the Preamble of the Constitution. The words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ were added to the Preamble of the Constitution under the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976 during the government of Indira Gandhi. Were!

Source : palpalindia
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