The Chief Justice of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High court on Sunday stated that adding the words “secular” and “socialist” to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in 1976 narrowed the spiritual image of India, Indian Express reported.
The chief justice was speaking on the topic “Dharma and the Constitution of India: The Interplay” at an event of an advocates’ body in Jammu.
Calling the addition of words a “narrow-minded” concept, he said that the name of the country should have been the “Spiritual Republic of India”.
The chief justice said that that the addition of the words to the Preamble did not make much difference as India always was, and still remains, a secular country, reported Bar and Bench. Mithal said that India is capable of protecting its citizens belonging to all sections of society and so its socialist nature was also inherent.
“India was ruled by innumerable rulers – Pallavas, Chalukyas, Mauryas, Guptas, Kushans, later Mughals and Britishers as well – but in no period, was India defined on the basis of religion,” he said.
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“India was never a Muslim country, Christian country or Hindu country. Why? Because in every period it was believed that India is beyond being religious or a devbhoomi [the land of the Gods].”