The CPI on Thursday condemned Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for supporting Shiv Sena’s demand for removing the words ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ from the Preamble of Constitution. CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy in statement said Prasad’s opinion exposes the real intention of BJP to change the character of India.
“The Central Secretariat of CPI condemns the pernicious proposal of Union Telecommunications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to drop from the preamble of our Constitution the words ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’. Secularism symbolises the character of our state while socialism symbolises the goal India has to achieve. BJP has now come out with its real intention of creating a communal divide in India. This is not just a change of some words but a well planned concerted attack on the secular character of our nation. This should not be allowed,” said Reddy.