Bill to drop ‘secular’, ‘socialist’: BJP MP seeks Preamble amendment; says Constitution ensures both

A Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament has proposed removing the words 'secular' and 'socialist' from India's Constitution Preamble. The bill argues these terms were added undemocratically during the Emergency in 1976. The MP cited Constituent Assembly debates where Dr B R Ambedkar reportedly stated these words were not necessary. The original Constitution adopted in 1949 did not include them.