Amitabh Bachchan tweets ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ amid India 'renaming' row
ALSO READ: From India to ‘Bharat’? Govt likely to bring proposal to change country's name in Parliament special session The invite by President Droupadi Murmu was sent to foreign leaders and chief ministers, who will be attending the weekend G20 summit in national capital. The mega event will feature US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and other world leaders.
On this, several political leaders raised objection, including Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who even cited Article 1 in the Constitution and accused the government of assaulting the idea of Union of States. While BJP leaders hailed the use of Bharat.
Commenting on the row, BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav said the entire country is demanding that the word 'Bharat' should be used instead of India. “The word 'India' is an abuse given to us by the British whereas the word 'Bharat' is a symbol of our culture...I want there should be a change in our Constitution and the word 'Bharat' should be added to it," he said.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hailed the Republic of Bharat. “REPUBLIC OF BHARAT - happy and proud that our civilisation is marching ahead boldly towards AMRIT KAAL," he said in a tweet.
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