‘Mask has come off’: Rahul Gandhi on RSS calling for review of words in Preamble to Constitution

Criticising the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for calling for a review of words in the Preamble to the Constitution, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the Hindutva organisation’s “mask had come off again”.

The RSS is the parent organisation of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

The Constitution hurts the RSS because it talks about equality, secularism and justice, Gandhi said on social media.

“RSS-BJP does not want the Constitution, but Manusmriti,” said the leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. “They want to enslave the marginalised and the poor again by snatching their rights. Their real agenda is to snatch away a powerful weapon like the Constitution from them.”

Gandhi added: “RSS should stop dreaming like this – we will never let them succeed. Every patriotic Indian will protect the Constitution till the last breath.”

The Congress leader’s comments came a day after the RSS on Thursday said that the inclusion of the words “secular” and “socialist” in the Preamble to the Constitution should be reviewed.

“The words were added during [the] Emergency, when fundamental rights were suspended, Parliament did not function, and the judiciary became lame,” said RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale.

He added: “So, whether they should remain in the Preamble should be considered. The Preamble is eternal. Are the thoughts of socialism as an...

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