Nadda: Carrying Constitution doesn’t make one its protector

He recalled the Emergency and said that the President’s Rule was imposed 90 times — 50 times by Indira Gandhi, 8 times by Jawaharlal Nehru, and rest by Rajiv Gandhi.

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Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha JP Nadda

Without naming Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha JP Nadda asked Tuesday whether the Congress actually supported B R Ambedkar and the Constitution.

“Hindu hinsak, Hindu hinsak…what is this situation?… Curse Sanatan Dharma and become secular, curse Hindus and become secular,” he said, triggering protest from opposition leaders. He said, “Did your allied partner not say that Sanatan is dengue?”, referring to comments made by Udhayanidhi Stalin last year.

Nadda claimed that Congress did not allow Ambedkar to put across his points on his resignation from the Nehru Cabinet in the House. In 1952 when Ambedkar was contesting the elections, former PM Jawaharlal Nehru himself campaigned against him, he said. “Their dislike of EVM is old. At that time, Ambedkarji lost by 14,000 votes and there were 78,000 invalid votes. This is why they have always liked ballot papers.”

He recalled the Emergency and said that the President’s Rule was imposed 90 times — 50 times by Indira Gandhi, 8 times by Jawaharlal Nehru, and rest by Rajiv Gandhi. “They are the defenders of the Constitution? They have taken down elected government 90 times. Carrying Constitution just like a diary doesn’t make one its protector,” said Nadda.

Anonna Dutt

Anonna Dutt is a Principal Correspondent who writes primarily on health at the Indian Express. She reports on myriad topics ranging from the growing burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension to the problems with pervasive infectious conditions. She reported on the government’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic and closely followed the vaccination programme. Her stories have resulted in the city government investing in high-end tests for the poor and acknowledging errors in their official reports. Dutt also takes a keen interest in the country’s space programme and has written on key missions like Chandrayaan 2 and 3, Aditya L1, and Gaganyaan. She was among the first batch of eleven media fellows with RBM Partnership to End Malaria. She was also selected to participate in the short-term programme on early childhood reporting at Columbia University’s Dart Centre. Dutt has a Bachelor’s Degree from the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune and a PG Diploma from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. She started her reporting career with the Hindustan Times. When not at work, she tries to appease the Duolingo owl with her French skills and sometimes takes to the dance floor. ... Read More

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