Bid to change Constitution began during Vajpayee’s rule, says Revanth

The Telangana CM said he was convinced that a vote for BJP was a vote for scrapping reservations, while Congress would protect quotas.

BySouth First Desk

Published May 02, 2024 | 7:30 AMUpdatedMay 02, 2024 | 7:30 AM

Original text of the preamble. Beohar Rammanohar Sinha was the artist for the original manuscript calligraphed by Prem Behari Narain Raizada. (Wikimedia)

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy claimed he has evidence to prove that BJP’s bid to change the Constitution began during Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s rule. The BJP is determined to review the Constitution to scrap reservations for SCs, STs, and OBCs. In 2000, the then-President KR Narayanan mentioned a review, and a notification was issued to review the Constitution, he said.

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