Editor,
Some people have been trying to banish the word ‘secular’ from our Constitution by spreading half-truths. They argue that, since this word was not there in the original Constitution, it should not be a part of it.
It is true that this word was incorporated by the 42nd Amendment Act in 1976. But in no way can it be suggested that secularism was not a part of our original Constitution. This is a false propaganda based on half-truths. Article 25 to Article 30 bear testimony to the fact that secularism has been embedded in the original Constitution.
Sujit De,
Kolkata