Committed to secularism; wouldn't remove the word: Naidu

January 29, 2015 21:41

Observing that secularism was in the blood of Indian people, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the government was "committed to secularism" and there was 'no thinking to remove it' from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.

"We are committed to secularism. There is no problem about it. And there is no thinking to remove it also," the union housing and poverty alleviation minister said, when his views were sought on the matter.

Talking to reporters, he said, "Secularism is there in the blood of Indian people that's part of our culture. It was not there in original preamble and it was inserted during emergency but government advertisement was about the original preamble and we are committed to secularism and we don't have any idea to drop it."

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