During a five-day special session in parliament beginning on September 18,Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to propose a resolution forrenaming the nation to ‘Bharat,’ as reported by Indian media on Tuesday.Presently, the Indian Constitution refers to the country as “India, that isBharat…,” but there is a growing demand to change it to simply “Bharat.”
Advocates for this change believe that adopting a single, indigenous namefor the country will foster a sense of national pride and strengthen itsrich cultural heritage. Furthermore, Assam Chief Minister Himanta BiswaSarma expressed his support for this renaming on X (formerly known asTwitter). Meanwhile, the Congress party argued that a dinner invite fromthe president’s office for G20 summit delegates referred to Droupadi Murmuas the “President of Bharat,” instead of the customary “President of India.”
In response, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh proposed alteringArticle 1 of the Constitution to read: “Bharat, that was India, shall be aUnion of States,” expressing concerns about the erosion of the concept of a”Union of States.”
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On the other hand, a prominent Bharat Janta Party (BJP) leader, JP Nadda,defended the use of the name ‘Bharat’ and questioned the Congress party’sobjections, stating that it seemed to disregard the nation’s honor,constitution, and constitutional institutions, and instead appeared tofavor a particular family. Nadda made these remarks in a post on X
