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PM targets Cong in fiery tirade
The Statesman|December 15, 2024
Modi was replying to the debate in the Lok Sabha on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution
- NIKHIL VYAS
PM targets Cong in fiery tirade

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday charged the Congress with misusing the provisions of the Constitution when it was in power, while asserting that his government has also amended the Constitution but only for the sake of the country's unity. "Misusing the Constitution and destroying its spirit has been a part of the Congress DNA. For us, the Constitution, its purity, and its integrity are of the greatest importance," Mr Modi said during his nearly two hours marathon reply to a two-day special debate on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India. "We have also made constitutional amendments... but for the unity of the country, for the integrity of the country, for the bright future of the country and with full dedication to the spirit of the Constitution," Mr Modi asserted.

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