'Congress fighting to save Constitution'
HYDERABAD: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday said the nation is in the midst of an ideological battle, with the Congress and INDIA bloc fighting to protect the Constitution, while the BJP and NDA alliance aim to amend it to suit their political agenda.
"Without the Constitution, India's poor, Dalits, tribals, and backward communities would be voiceless. . We must protect it at all costs," he asserted.
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