Archive · 30 Jun 2025
Congress Leader Slams RSS Over Preamble Comments
A political leader from the Congress party is criticizing an organization called RSS for wanting to change the Indian Constitution.
The RSS wants to rethink the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in a key part of the Constitution.
The Congress leader disagrees and believes these words are very important.
This discussion is happening because of an event about the Emergency, a time when some rights were taken away.
The Congress leader also attacked the UP government for not doing enough work in Varanasi.
UP Congress chief criticized RSS over Hosabale's remarks on the Preamble.
Ajay Rai stated the RSS is twisting narratives and that secularism belongs to all.
Hosabale suggested reconsidering 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Constitution's Preamble.
Hosabale made the remarks at an event commemorating the Emergency's 50th anniversary.
Rai also criticized the UP government for lack of development in Varanasi.
- Who
- Ajay Rai (Congress), Dattatreya Hosabale (RSS).
- What
- Congress leader criticizes RSS over Preamble remarks.
- When
- Remarks made in late June 2025.
- Where
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Disagreement over Hosabale's suggestion to reconsider terms in the Preamble.
Supporters of Current Preamble
Those Supporting a Preamble Review
View on Preamble
Supporters of Current Preamble
Terms should remain in the Constitution.
Those Supporting a Preamble Review
Terms should be reconsidered.
- Politician Criticizing RSS
- Ajay Rai
- Organization Criticized
- RSS
- RSS Leader
- Dattatreya Hosabale
- Controversial Terms
- 'Socialist' and 'Secular'
- Event Referenced
- Emergency Commemoration
Sources
Assam CM Echoes RSS: Drop 'Secular' & 'Socialist' from Constitution? | Ambedkar’s Vision Debated
‘Golden time to remove socialism, secularism from Constitution’: Himanta joins debate on Preamble
‘RSS has moved on from those days’: Tharoor on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘BJP-RSS want Manusmriti instead of Constitution’ charge
Himanta opposing ‘socialism, secularism’, words enshrined in BJP’s constitution: Cong
Congress MP Naseer Hussain challenges Bihar CM to break silence on Preamble row
'Preamble Not Changeable': VP Dhankhar Says Words Added During Emergency A 'Festering Wound'
Indian Youth Congress Lodges Complaint Against RSS Leader's Preamble Remarks