INDIA vs Bharat Row: Opposition parties have
alleged that the government was resorting to “drama” just because they got
together and called their bloc INDIA.
New Delhi: Taking a veiled dig at
Opposition parties over their comments following Rashtrapati Bhawan sending out
invitations for a G20 dinner on September 9 on behalf of 'President of Bharat',
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India that is Bharat is mentioned
in the Constitution. In an exclusive interview with news agency ANI, the EAM
said that the connotation of the word ‘Bharat’ is also reflected in the
Constitution. “India that is Bharat, it is there in the Constitution. Please, I
would invite everybody to read it,” Jaishankar said.
The minister
was asked about the Opposition parties’ reaction and if the government is going
to reposition India as Bharat coinciding with the G20 summit. “Look when you
say Bharat in a sense, a meaning and understanding and a connotation that comes
with it and that is reflected in our Constitution as well,” Jaishankar said.
Opposition parties have alleged that the
government was resorting to “drama” just because they got together and called
their bloc INDIA. BJP leaders have strongly supported the move by the
government. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan posted on ‘X’ a picture of the
dinner invite to him from the President and wrote a few lines from the national
anthem.
"This should have
happened earlier. This gives great satisfaction to the mind. 'Bharat' is our
introduction. We are proud of it. The President has given priority to 'Bharat'.
This is the biggest statement to come out of the colonial mindset," the
minister told ANI.
Congress
leader Jairam Ramesh made a series of posts on the issue. “So the news is
indeed true. Rashtrapati Bhawan has sent out an invite for a G20 dinner on
September 9th in the name of 'President of Bharat' instead of the usual
'President of India'. Now, Article 1 in the Constitution can read: “Bharat,
that was India, shall be a Union of States.” But now even this “Union of
States” is under assault,” he said in a post on ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter.
The Congress
leader accused the Modi government of trying to distort history and said
‘BHARAT” is objective of INDIA parties. “It is BHARAT—Bring Harmony, Amity,
Reconciliation And Trust. Judega BHARAT Jeetega INDIA!” Jairam Ramesh said.
Jaishankar
also spoke about the government’s efforts to hold G20 events in different parts
of the country and said it is essential that today's India develops sharper
global awareness. “Different cities, different states, different professions
and generations, a sense of participation and ownership. And this is not
restricted to the G20. It is a larger mindset. It could be in terms of today
how you elect or select your political leaders, it could be about how economic
benefits and social benefits are given.
"It could be about
educational access, health access, I think the country in the last ten years
has become much more democratized. That it isn't in the capital, it isn't only
in the metropolitan cities, it isn't only even in the big cities, you've taken
it out, anything good which has happened in this country has been taken out to
the entirety of this country,” the foreign affairs minister said.
“It's
absolutely essential that today's India must develop sharper global awareness.
Global awareness, because we do see when Prime Minister speaks about Amrit
Kaal, that we have this 25 years where enormous possibilities are there before
us. But those possibilities are realizable only when you understand the world,”
Jaishankar said.
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