The Supreme Court of India recently ordered to change a plea that requested to change India’s name into Bharat into a representation. The apex court also ordered to forward it to the Union Government, especially the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Highlights
- The petition that was submitted to the court seeks to amend Article 1 of the Constitution.
- The petition demands to struck off ‘India’ from the Article.
Article 1
- Article 1 says “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States”.
- India is already called Bharat according to the Constitution.
Why was the petition filed?
- According to the petitioner, the name India is of foreign origin.
- It can be traced back to Greece language “Indica”.
- On the other hand, the name Bharat is closely associated with freedom struggle and the cry “Bharat Mata ki Jai”.
- Hence, changing the name will make sure citizens will get over the colonial past.
Supreme Court
- The Supreme Court had earlier dismissed similar petition in 2016.
- According to the Apex Court judgement, the name India is derived from the Indus river.
- Also, the court pronounced that every citizen had his right to choose between calling his country India or Bharat.
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