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Sharpening  his attack against BJP over the issue,  Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the BJP-led central government was attempting to omit secularism and socialism from the Constitution.

Congress leadership has been raking up the issue of what it says BJP's intent to make amends in the constitution by removing the mention of key words-secularism and socialism from the constitution. Party chief reiterated this today while addressing the party’s 'Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh' here, Kharge also said the tribals, dalits, women and youths were not safe under the BJP rule.

 

“The saffron party has a mission to change the Constitution... The BJP government at the Centre is attempting to omit secularism and socialism from our Constitution,” he asserted.Kharge said the Congress had introduced the Forest Rights Act in 2006 to protect the poor and tribals.However, the Narendra Modi-led government is trying to weaken the legislation, he alleged.

 

“In the name of industry, the BJP government is destroying forests everywhere... They will also wipe out dalits, tribals and youths unless they learn to fight for their rights,” he claimed. Kharge also accused BJP supporters in Odisha of attacking dalits and government officers in Odisha.

 

“Two dalit men were recently tonsured, made to crawl on their knees, forced to eat grass and drink dirty water in Odisha’s Ganjam... A government officer in Bhubaneswar was also assaulted in full public view,” he alleged.Hitting out at the Centre, he also said that the Congress government set up 160 PSUs in India, while the BJP dispensation “privatised 23 of those”.

 

“Modi is selling public assets created by the Congress to his friends. He has only one agenda – to destroy the Constitution. During the last Lok Sabha elections, he had urged voters for 400-plus seats so that he can change the Constitution,” the Congress president said.

“The BJP, which makes tall claims, has zero contribution towards Odisha and Bhubaneswar. They only want to take credit without doing anything for the state. But, we stand with the people of Odisha,” he said.