New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that India has always been a secular country, even though its creators were Constitution It was not considered appropriate to put the word ‘secular’ in Preface,
The Preamble to the Constitution, which came into force with India becoming a republic on 26 January 1950, originally stated: “We, the people of India, are fully determined to constitute India as a sovereign democratic republic. are determined…”
During the Emergency, the Indira Gandhi government inserted the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the preamble to make India a “sovereign socialist secular democratic republic” through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment.
When Senior Advocate Huzefa Ahmadiq Quoted in the Preamble and Article 51A (again inserted by the 42nd Amendment) to debate the constitutional mandate to promote secularism and fraternity among different communities, a Bench of Justices Hemant Gupta And Sudhanshu Dhulia “Even during the absence of the word ‘secular’ in the Preamble, we were a secular country,” the President said.
“By inserting the word ‘secular’ in the Preamble, we have not become secular,” the bench said. Ahmadi argued that if a class creates a law and order situation because a Muslim woman wore a hijab in an educational institution, the problem lies with the bullies and the woman’s dress.
He said that as a secular welfare state, the priority of any government would be to promote education for Muslim women rather than impose a hijab ban to violate their right to education.
The Preamble to the Constitution, which came into force with India becoming a republic on 26 January 1950, originally stated: “We, the people of India, are fully determined to constitute India as a sovereign democratic republic. are determined…”
During the Emergency, the Indira Gandhi government inserted the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the preamble to make India a “sovereign socialist secular democratic republic” through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment.
When Senior Advocate Huzefa Ahmadiq Quoted in the Preamble and Article 51A (again inserted by the 42nd Amendment) to debate the constitutional mandate to promote secularism and fraternity among different communities, a Bench of Justices Hemant Gupta And Sudhanshu Dhulia “Even during the absence of the word ‘secular’ in the Preamble, we were a secular country,” the President said.
“By inserting the word ‘secular’ in the Preamble, we have not become secular,” the bench said. Ahmadi argued that if a class creates a law and order situation because a Muslim woman wore a hijab in an educational institution, the problem lies with the bullies and the woman’s dress.
He said that as a secular welfare state, the priority of any government would be to promote education for Muslim women rather than impose a hijab ban to violate their right to education.