33.4 C
Delhi
Friday, June 6, 2025

Make a representation to the Centre for renaming India to Bharat: SC to petitioner

Date:

Share post:

Donate-GC-Razorpay

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday said the Centre should treat as a representation a plea which sought a direction to amend the Constitution and replace the word India with ‘Bharat’ or ‘Hindustan’.

The plea filed before the apex court by a Delhi-based man has claimed that such an amendment will “ensure the citizens of this country to get over the colonial past”

It contended that replacing the word India with ‘Bharat’ or ‘Hindustan’ will “instill a sense of pride in our own nationality.”

However, a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, which heard the matter through video-conferencing, told the counsel appearing for the petitioner that India is already called ‘Bharat’ in the Constitution itself.

The apex court, after hearing the submissions, said that the petition should be treated as a representation by the concerned authority.

The plea has sought to amend Article 1 of the Constitution to the effect that the same refers to the country as Bharat/Hindustan, to the exclusion of India”.

“The removal of the English name though appears symbolic, will instill a sense of pride in our own nationality, especially for the future generations to come. Infact, the word India being replaced with Bharat would justify the hard fought freedom by our ancestors,” the plea has claimed.

Referring to the 1948 Constituent assembly debate on Article 1 of the then draft constitution, the plea has said even at that time there was a “strong wave” in favour of naming the country as ‘Bharat’ or ‘Hindustan’.

“However, now the time is ripe to recognize the country by its original and authentic name i.e. Bharat especially when our cities have been renamed to identify with the Indian ethos,” it said.

 

Related articles

BJP confident despite potential Shiv Sena-MNS alliance in Mumbai polls

Mumbai: The BJP remains unfazed by the possibility of an alliance between Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) and...

Central Govt anticipates rise in income levels, overall rural prosperity

Kochi: As scientists working closely with farming communities, the Union Government anticipates a measurable rise in income levels...

Two Americans among 63 stranded tourists airlifted from N Sikkim

Gangtok: Two US citizens among 63 stranded tourists, including children and women, were successfully airlifted from landslide-ravaged Chaten...

Assam flood: Death toll rose to 14, over 6 lakh still affected

Guwahati: A total of 19 districts in Assam are still reeling under flood affecting 6,78,877 people including women...