Archive · 27 Jul 2025
Government: No Plan to Remove Preamble's 'Secular' and 'Socialist'
The government has stated it's not planning to take out the words 'secular' and 'socialist' from the beginning of the Constitution.
The Law Minister confirmed this in an official response.
These words were added to the Constitution a while back.
Some people were happy to hear the government's answer.
Basically, the government isn't changing these words right now.
Government hasn't decided to remove 'secular' and 'socialist' from the Preamble.
The Law Minister confirmed this in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
This response was well-received by some observers.
The RSS clarified the terms were added during the Emergency.
No legal or constitutional process has started to remove the words.
- Who
- The Law Minister, Arjun Ram Meghawal, gave the assurance.
- What
- Government has not decided to remove 'secular' and 'socialist' from the Preamble of the Constitution.
- When
- Information was recently given in a written reply.
- Where
- In the Rajya Sabha.
- Why
- Not explicitly stated.
- Action
- No decision to remove words from Preamble.
- Words in Question
- 'Secular' and 'Socialist'
- Confirmation Source
- Law Minister in Rajya Sabha
- Historical Context
- Terms added during the Emergency