The words socialist and secular were inserted in the Preamble of the Constitution under the 42nd Constitutional amendment moved by the Indira Nehru Khan's government in 1976. The amendment had changed the description of India - a sovereign, democratic republic.
It is not possible for policy makers to vary, alter or repeal the Preamble - it is not equivalent to an ordinary statute.
Also, the insertion is against the rights to freedom of religion, concept of judicial review. And so, it violates the Constitution. Only a limited amending power has been conferred on the Parliament.
Shruti Kakkar @ New Delhi,
The New Indian Express, Saurday Sep. 03, 2022
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