Maya: BSP to protest if Constitution tampered
Lucknow: Opposing the demand for removal of words 'socialist' and 'secular' from the Preamble,
(BSP) president
on Saturday said that the words used in the Constitution reflect the soul of the country and there should be no tampering with it.
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"The words used in the Constitution and its Preamble reflect the soul of the country. These words were used after a lot of prudence and long and in-depth discussion. BSP's advice to parties trying to do so is that it would be extremely inappropriate to tamper with the provisions and humanitarian objectives of the Constitution," Mayawati said.
"BSP is now getting a feeling that it will have to raise its voice against such attempts nationally if parties do not change their anti-Constitutional face soon.
If any party tries to alter the Constitution, BSP will not sit back and watch. We will hit the streets in protest," Mayawati said.
"Earlier it was the Congress govt at the Centre, and now the BJP-led NDA govt is not following the Constitution in the interest of the people and country.
Both the parties and their supporters made unnecessary changes in the Constitution driven by their ideologies, principles, and political interests, which is strongly denounced by BSP," she said, adding that both the parties were on the same page when it came to amending the Constitution.
She added that politics was being done in the name of languages which was not in the interest of people and the country.
Mayawati demanded that the Election Commission should dispel the doubts being raised over the voters' list and make its stand clear.
"Caste frenzy, clash, and violence in religious programmes at several places in the country, and torture and exploitation of Dalits and people from neglected sections is not good.
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Such incidents disturb harmony," she said. She demanded that the central govt should stay alert and thwart terrorist activities. Highlighting the issue of women's security in West Bengal, she said that women were not completely safe anywhere.
Speaking about her party, she said that since the beginning of 2025, BSP has been reviewing its organisation at the national level and constituting committees at every level.
"I passed necessary directions in the matter in the all-India meetings convened in Delhi on Jan 29 and May 18, and in Lucknow on March 2," the BSP president said.
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