In Constitution, it is defined India that is Bharat: Rahul

Paris: Amid the controversy between Opposition and ruling BJP over use of word ‘Bharat’ instead of India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said in the Constitution, India is defined India, that is Bharat- a Union of States, adding the most important thing is that no voice is crushed or intimidated. “In our Constitution, India is defined as ‘India that is Bharat- a Union of States’. So, these states have come together to form India or Bharat. The most important thing is that the voice of all the people included in these states is heard loud and clear and no voice is crushed or intimidated,” he said in response to a question during his recent interaction with the students and faculty at Sciences Po university in Paris, France. Taking a swipe at the BJP, he said, “The BJP government seems to be irritated with the name of our coalition (I.N.D.I.A). Now, they’ve decided to change the name of the country.People act in strange ways.” The Congress MP from Kerala’s Wayanad further said, “My experience is that regardless of whether people are poor or rich, they have a sense of what India should be doing, where India should be going. For me, the first step is protecting that voice and making sure that the institutions, the structures that protects the voice are working and are defended.”