{"id":1315,"date":"2023-09-07T09:05:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T09:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/india-likely-to-be-renamed-bharat-media-reports-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T09:05:08","slug":"india-likely-to-be-renamed-bharat-media-reports-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/india-likely-to-be-renamed-bharat-media-reports-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"India likely to be renamed \u2018Bharat\u2019: media reports | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to move a resolution to rename the country ‘Bharat’ during a five-day special session in parliament starting September 18, reported Indian media on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

According to media reports, the Indian Constitution currently refers to the country as “India, that is Bharat\u2026”, but there\u2019s a high demand to amend it to simply “Bharat”.<\/p>\n

They added that the demand<\/a> has intensified over time and sources have said New Delhi may bring a resolution to rename India.<\/p>\n

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Advocates for the name change believe that having a single, indigenous name for the country will instill \u201ca sense of national pride and reinforce the country’s rich cultural heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and wrote, \u201cRepublic of Bharat – happy and proud that our civilisation is marching ahead boldly towards Amrit Kaal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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REPUBLIC OF BHARAT – happy and proud that our civilisation is marching ahead boldly towards AMRIT KAAL<\/p>\n

\u2014 Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

According to an Indian publication, Congress claimed that the masthead of a dinner invite from the president\u2019s office sent to G20 summit delegates described Droupadi Murmu as the \u201cPresident of Bharat\u201d, instead of the usual \u201cPresident of India\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cArticle 1 in the Constitution can read: \u2018Bharat, that was India, shall be a Union of States\u2019,\u201d the party\u2019s General Secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted. \u201cBut now even this \u2018Union of States\u2019 is under assault.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mr. Modi can continue to distort history and divide India, that is Bharat, that is a Union of States. But we will not be deterred.<\/p>\n

After all, what is the objective of INDIA parties?<\/p>\n

It is BHARAT\u2014Bring Harmony, Amity, Reconciliation And Trust.<\/p>\n

Judega BHARAT
Jeetega INDIA! https:\/\/t.co\/L0gsXUEEEK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Defending the use of the name Bharat, top Bharat Janta Party (BJP) leader JP Nadda asked why the Congress party has \u201can objection to every subject related to the honour and pride of the country?”<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) September 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWhy do political yatras in the name of Bharat Jodo hate the proclamation of \u2018Bharat Mata Ki Jai?\u2019 It is clear that Congress has neither respect for the country, nor for the constitution of the country, nor for the constitutional institutions. He just means to praise a particular family. The whole country knows very well the anti-national and anti-constitutional intentions of the Congress,” Nadda added in a post on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat suddenly happened that India needs to be called only Bharat,\u201d argued Banerjee on the site.<\/p>\n

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Mohan Bhagwat, the leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), also supported this change. In the past, Bhagwat had encouraged people to refer to the nation as “Bharat” instead of “India,” stating that historically the country was called “Bharat” for many centuries.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Modi has echoed similar sentiments as well. On August 15, 2022, during his speech from the Red Fort, he called upon citizens to make five pledges, one of which was a commitment to rid themselves of any remnants of colonial influence. The gesture was seen as a symbolic move towards embracing the country’s indigenous identity.<\/p>\n

It was also reported that a specially designated aircraft used for the transportation of the president, vice president, and prime minister of India has the name “Bharat” inscribed on it.<\/p>\n

As the special session of the Indian parliament commences on September 18, there is speculation that a constitutional amendment bill may be introduced to effect this change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n