[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y special attention has been drawn to the wrong statement by Sushma Swaraj, the External Affairs Minister in Modi’s government at the Centre which appeared in the Hindu on the 08th December, 2014. She has intentionally condemned the Constitution under which she took oath of allegiance in May, 2014. Hence, she is duty bound to resign on moral ground for having violated the Constitution, the only sacred book of all Indians on equal footing. In this context, the right a reply of the Trinamool Congress that the Constitution was the “Holy book” was fully constitutional and legal. The aforesaid party and other likeminded political parties must stand together to protect the Constitution at any cost which is the real sign of the success of the parliamentarians.It may be recalled that Shri. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India presented a copy of each of the Bhagavad Gita to both the Prime Minister of Japan and the President of America in his visit to Japan and America in 2014. Thereby, he became a Hindu Brahmin rather than Indian Prime Minister. He also imitated Vivekananda in his noble mission to make Hinduism universal in 1893. But unfortunately, he could not do so because of the fact that he is the Prime Minister of India whose job is to build up secular India as per the dictate of the Constitution and never the Gita in any way. Well, there is nothing wrong to respect the Gita as an individual hindu devotee but not in official capacity. It is a joke that Indian Prime Minister could not distinguish himself as to whether he is a Hindu religious guru or the Prime Minister. His Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of States are well advised not to be foolish like their Prime Minister. Let us call a spade as a spade and not a jumper.
There is a clear cut separation between religion and state. Hindu religion of course follows the principles of the Bhagawad Gita. Whereas, the state strictly follows the Constitution, the supreme law, the only holy book of all Indians irrespective of caste, creed and religion. If India after 67 years of independence if he could not distinguish what is state and what is religion, there is no question of becoming a holistically developed country as he has not been able to recite 3 Rs. – reading writing and arithmetic. Hence, India today led by the Prime Minister is advised to follow basic principles of what is there in the constitution and not any religious books. So that the lost image of India – developing may become developed starting from ABC and 1,2 and 3. All the best to worship the only SACRED BOOK – INDIAN CONSTITUTION only.
Dr. E. Rengphamo Lotha
Eminent constitutional expert and activist
