Constitution ‘supreme’, Hegde gave clarification on controversial statement
Constitution ‘supreme’, Hegde gave clarification on controversial statement
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New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (NT): presenting clarification for his previously uttered statement about claiming to amend the Constitution, Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde on Thursday said the Constitution is ‘supreme’ for him, and that he would never have a word in opposition to the Parliament.

"Regarding the deadlock in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha due to my statement, I want to assure my friends that the Constitution and the Parliament are paramount to me. I can under no circumstance speak against the Parliament," Hegde gave statements to media here.

Union minister Ananth Kumar Hegde has implicated that Constitution which restricted the word "secular" would be amended.

With the bundle of annoyances in opposition to the "seculars" at a public function in Koppal district on Sunday, Union Minister of State for Employment and Skill Development asserted that Seculars do not know what their blood is. He said that constitution has given that right to say 'we are secular and we will say it'. He lauded “Yes, I know but the constitution has been amended many times, we will also amend it. We have come to power for that."

On religion and cast Hegde spoke as ANI quoted"If you say you are a Muslim, Christian etc., I feel proud that you have the connection with your religion and caste, but who are these so-called seculars? Seculars don't have any parentage," Hegde mentioned it before in his address.

This is not the first time that Hegde has made a divisive comment. Last year, he was booked for allegedly making offensive remarks in opposition to Islam.

In November, he said no to partake in the annual Tipu Jayanti celebration in Karnataka, as BJP, unlike Congress, observes the Mysore sovereign as an oppressor monarch and considers him of being unfair against Hindus.

 

 

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