Flagging a November 1949 edition of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-linked publication Organiser, which while critiquing the Constitution lamented that it ignored Indian legal texts such as the Manusmriti, the Congress on Wednesday said the BJP’s efforts to tamper with the Constitution were not new. The party also asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear his stance on whether he would remove the 50% cap on reservation for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, and the Other Backward Classes.
Meanwhile, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged all party candidates to carry a copy of the Constitution with them while filing nomination papers, and at public meetings and outreach programmes. Mr. Gandhi himself has been carrying around a copy while addressing election rallies.
The Congress has made the Constitution the centre piece of its 2024 campaign, framing the electoral contest as a battle to save it.
