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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | I&B asks depts to use Preamble with ‘secular’ word -Himanshi Dhawan

I&B asks depts to use Preamble with ‘secular’ word -Himanshi Dhawan

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published Published on Jan 31, 2015   modified Modified on Jan 31, 2015
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of the "Preamble" controversy, the government has issued instructions that all advertisements and government communication will use the 1976 version of the Preamble in future. In a letter, information and broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley has directed officials to ensure that the amended version of the Preamble be used by DAVP and other media units.

This comes on the back of a row over the exclusion of the words "secular'' and "socialist'' in the Preamble which was used in the I&B ministry's Republic Day advertisement. The advertisement had used the original Preamble as drafted by the founding fathers in 1949. The two words were only added in 1976 under then PM Indira Gandhi by way of the 42nd amendment to the Constitution during the Emergency.

"A decision has been made that only the amended version of the Preamble using the words secular and socialist will be used in advertisements and communication. We will ensure that this is strictly followed by all media units,'' a source said, confirming that Jaitley had sent a letter to I&B secretary Bimal Julka for necessary action.

Jaitley's instruction is meant to put an end to the effort to ignite "unnecessary controversy" and eliminate the room for similar ones in future, sources said.

The use of the original Preamble set off a furore in social media, with Congress alleging that the omission of words "secular" and "socialist" was a precursor to drastic changes Modi government plans to carry out in the Constitution.

The government rebutted the charge that the advertisement used the original Preamble because the idea was to celebrate the Constitution as it was promulgated on January 26, 1950. Minister of state for I&B Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had stressed the advertisement was a tribute to the founding fathers. He also pointed out that UPA had used the same picture of the Preamble in an advertisement to commemorate the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar on April 14, 2014.


The Times of India, 31 January, 2015, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/IB-asks-depts-to-use-Preamble-with-secular-word/articleshow/46071759.cms


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