NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday claimed that if the Constitution is amended according to the BJP-RSS agenda, it will be the end of parliamentary democracy, federalism, rights of the minorities, and English being one of the two official languages.Chidambaram’s remarks came over BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde’s statement that his party needs a two-thirds majority to amend the Constitution.In a post on X, Chidambaram said, “The BJP’s intention to amend the Constitution was never a secret. Dozens of BJP leaders in private conversations have said that India must be a Hindu Rashtra, that Hindi must be the sole official language of India and the central government must be strong and prevail over the state governments.” Sometimes, members like Hegde spill the beans, and quickly deny their words, the former Union minister said, adding that “this is an old ploy”.The purpose is achieved and the RSS/BJP cadres are enthused that the BJP continues to nurture the idea of amending the Constitution, Chidambaram said.”If the Constitution is amended according to the RSS/BJP agenda, that will be the end of Parliamentary democracy, Federalism, rights of the Minorities, and the English language being one of the two official languages,” he claimed.The BJP on Sunday dubbed Hegde’s remarks “personal opinion” and sought a clarification from him.
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