We are here to change Constitution: Minister Anant Kumar Hegde's remark rocks Parliament
The Congress has asked if PM Narendra Modi would break his silence on Hegde's remarks as the minister had openly spoken about changing the Constitution.
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India Today Web Desk
December 27, 2017UPDATED: December 28, 2017 11:29 IST
Photo: Facebook/Anant Kumar Hegde
Photo: Facebook/Anant Kumar Hegde
HIGHLIGHTS
Hegde, last week, had said that BJP government intends to change the Constitution during an event.
His controversial remark backfired and caused him to face a lot of flak from opposition parties.
Congress' Leader of Opposition even went on to say he has no right to be Member of Parliament.
Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde's controversial remarks that the ruling BJP government intends to change the Constitution rocked Parliament today, with the Opposition demanding action against him in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
The Rajya Sabha saw the Congress asking how a person who questions the Constitution is being allowed to continue as a Member of Parliament. "If a person has no belief in the Constitution, he has no right to be a Member of Parliament," Congress's Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, said.
In response, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel said the government has "full faith" in the Indian constitution, and that it does not agree with the statement given by Anant Hegde.
As the ruckus grew over the remarks made by the Union minister for skill development and entrepreneurship, both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned till 2 pm.
At an event in Kukanur town in Karnataka's Koppal district last week, Hegde, 49, had said he respects the Constitution, but "it will be changed in the days to come". "We are here for that and that is why we have come," the five-time Lok Sabha MP from Karnataka had said.
In the same speech, Hegde had also kicked up another controversy when he mocked at the "secularists" with his remark that they are unware of their parentage.
"I feel happy because he (the person) knows about his blood, but I don't know what to call those who claim themselves secular. Those who, without knowing about their parental blood, call themselves secular, they don't have their own identity... They don't know about their parentage, but they are intellectuals," he said at an event organised by the Brahman Yuva Parishad.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Anant Kumar Hegde has "clearly not studied the Constitution, does not know parliamentary or political language," and must know that "each and every individual in this country is an Indian, And every religion has equal right and opportunity."
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Anant Kumar Hegde Hegde, known for making controversial comments, has been in a series of rows.
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Koppal, Karnataka: Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde is in the centre of another controversy after he said that his party, the ruling BJP, will "soon change the Constitution," which mentions the word "secular." He was attacking what he called a "new fad where people project themselves as secular."
The 49-year-old minister was speaking at a function in Kukanur of Koppal district in the state when he urged people to "claim with pride that they are Muslim, Christian, Lingayat, Brahmin, or a Hindu," adding, "Those who, without knowing about their parental blood, call themselves secular, they don't have their own identity...They don't know about their parentage, but they are intellectuals."
He also said, "Some people say the Constitution says secular and you must accept it. We will respect the Constitution, but the Constitution has changed several times and it will change in the future too. We are here to change the Constitution and we'll change it."
The Karnataka Congress has asked if the BJP endorses its minister's views and suggested that if so, the party must face assembly elections in the state next year "on this agenda." Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Mr Hegde has "clearly not studied the Constitution, does not know parliamentary or political language," and must know that "each and every individual in this country is an Indian, And every religion has equal right and opportunity."
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Anant Kumar Hegde is a five-time Lok Sabha member from Uttara Kannada, who was made a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle in August this year as part of the BJP's strategy to boost representation from states where elections will be held soon. The party hopes to wrest Karnataka back after losing the only southern state it has ruled to the Congress in 2013.
Mr Hegde, known for making controversial comments, has been in a series of rows since he was inducted as minister for skill development and entrepreneurship. A case was registered against him earlier this month for allegedly abusing Mr Siddaramaiah at Kittur in Belagavi district.
The Congress has asked if PM Narendra Modi would break his silence on Hegde's remarks as the minister had openly spoken about changing the Constitution.
ADVERTISEMENT
India Today Web Desk
December 27, 2017UPDATED: December 28, 2017 11:29 IST
Photo: Facebook/Anant Kumar Hegde
Photo: Facebook/Anant Kumar Hegde
HIGHLIGHTS
Hegde, last week, had said that BJP government intends to change the Constitution during an event.
His controversial remark backfired and caused him to face a lot of flak from opposition parties.
Congress' Leader of Opposition even went on to say he has no right to be Member of Parliament.
Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde's controversial remarks that the ruling BJP government intends to change the Constitution rocked Parliament today, with the Opposition demanding action against him in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
The Rajya Sabha saw the Congress asking how a person who questions the Constitution is being allowed to continue as a Member of Parliament. "If a person has no belief in the Constitution, he has no right to be a Member of Parliament," Congress's Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, said.
In response, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goel said the government has "full faith" in the Indian constitution, and that it does not agree with the statement given by Anant Hegde.
As the ruckus grew over the remarks made by the Union minister for skill development and entrepreneurship, both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned till 2 pm.
At an event in Kukanur town in Karnataka's Koppal district last week, Hegde, 49, had said he respects the Constitution, but "it will be changed in the days to come". "We are here for that and that is why we have come," the five-time Lok Sabha MP from Karnataka had said.
In the same speech, Hegde had also kicked up another controversy when he mocked at the "secularists" with his remark that they are unware of their parentage.
"I feel happy because he (the person) knows about his blood, but I don't know what to call those who claim themselves secular. Those who, without knowing about their parental blood, call themselves secular, they don't have their own identity... They don't know about their parentage, but they are intellectuals," he said at an event organised by the Brahman Yuva Parishad.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Anant Kumar Hegde has "clearly not studied the Constitution, does not know parliamentary or political language," and must know that "each and every individual in this country is an Indian, And every religion has equal right and opportunity."
All IndiaReported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Shylaja VarmaUpdated: December 26, 2017 01:11 pm IST
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Anant Kumar Hegde Hegde, known for making controversial comments, has been in a series of rows.
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Koppal, Karnataka: Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde is in the centre of another controversy after he said that his party, the ruling BJP, will "soon change the Constitution," which mentions the word "secular." He was attacking what he called a "new fad where people project themselves as secular."
The 49-year-old minister was speaking at a function in Kukanur of Koppal district in the state when he urged people to "claim with pride that they are Muslim, Christian, Lingayat, Brahmin, or a Hindu," adding, "Those who, without knowing about their parental blood, call themselves secular, they don't have their own identity...They don't know about their parentage, but they are intellectuals."
He also said, "Some people say the Constitution says secular and you must accept it. We will respect the Constitution, but the Constitution has changed several times and it will change in the future too. We are here to change the Constitution and we'll change it."
The Karnataka Congress has asked if the BJP endorses its minister's views and suggested that if so, the party must face assembly elections in the state next year "on this agenda." Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Mr Hegde has "clearly not studied the Constitution, does not know parliamentary or political language," and must know that "each and every individual in this country is an Indian, And every religion has equal right and opportunity."
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Anant Kumar Hegde is a five-time Lok Sabha member from Uttara Kannada, who was made a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle in August this year as part of the BJP's strategy to boost representation from states where elections will be held soon. The party hopes to wrest Karnataka back after losing the only southern state it has ruled to the Congress in 2013.
Mr Hegde, known for making controversial comments, has been in a series of rows since he was inducted as minister for skill development and entrepreneurship. A case was registered against him earlier this month for allegedly abusing Mr Siddaramaiah at Kittur in Belagavi district.
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