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In 1977, therefore, the Janata Party routed the Congress in the general elections, the RSS members of the Janata Party under Morarji Desai succeeded in persuading their government to introduce the 45th Constitution Amendment Bill wherein one of the amendments sought the definition of the word “Secular” which Smt. Gandhi had added to the “Preamble” without defining it. The amendment wanted “secular republic” in our Preamble to be defined as “republic in which there is equal respect for all religions.” You know what happened? The proposed Constitutional definition of “secular” meaning “equal respect for all religions” was passed by the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha where the Janata Party’s presence was dominant, but in the Rajya Sabha, where the Congress still held sway because of the six-year fixed term for Rajya Sabha members, the definition was thrown out! The Congress in 1978 did not want a definition of “secular”!! Why? You tell me.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:44:13 +0000

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