Congress slams Sudarshan for remarks on Constitution
New Delhi, Apr 21 (UNI) Criticising the statement of RSS chief K S Sudarshan that the Constitution had miserably failed to fulfill the aspirations of the people, the Congress today asked the Opposition BJP if it endorses his views and what its 'real views' are on the Constitution of India.
''Since the RSS is an organisation that has an inherently fascist disposition, such statements from its General Secretary have ominous portents,'' AICC spokesman Manish Tewari told mediapersons, while reacting to the statement made by Mr Sudarshan at a book release function in Mumbai on Saturday. Mr Sudarshan had exhorted the BJP, in the presence of leader of opposition L K Advani, to work towards effecting drastic changes to the Constitution of India to make it suit to the needs of the country.
''Given the diversity of India, our existing Constitution should be changed drastically and it is necessary to bring about political stability in the country,'' Mr Sudharshan had said.
Saying that it was completely 'perplexing' as to what kind of changes that Mr Sudarshan was talking about, Mr Tewari asked the BJP if it believed in the Constitution of India, agreed with his exhortation that drastic changes were required to the Constitution and if it concurred with the RSS chief that the Constitution had failed to provide political stability in the country.
''Given
the
symbiotic
relationship
between
the
RSS
and
the
BJP
and
the
fact
that
the
BJP
implements
both
the
open
and
hidden
agenda
of
the
RSS,
it
is
imperative
for
the
BJP
to
inform
the
nation
what
are
its
real
views
on
the
Constitution.''
Mr
Tewari
said
Mr
Sudarshan's
remarks
in
fact
''hark
back
to
the
days
leading
up
to
March
23,
1933
when
Adolf
Hitler
through
a
legislative
fiat,
called
'The
Enabling
Act',
effectively
abrogated
the
German
Constitution.''
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