‘Spreading poison’: Rahul Gandhi's ‘Constitution 1000 years old’ remark draws BJP's ire

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said that PM Modi marked November 26 as Constitution Day to ensure that such misguided youth understand it.

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has sparked a fresh row with his comments on the Indian Constitution, saying that the key document is "thousands of years of old" and contains the thoughts of BR Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, Guru Nanak, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sant Kabir.

During the 'Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan' seminar in Patna, Rahul Gandhi had made the remark about the Constitution being 1000 years old. (ANI)

Rahul Gandhi's comments have received massive flak from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with leaders saying that it is embarrassing for the country as no other opposition leader has done something like this.

‘Failure to Launch’

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi took a jibe at the Congress leader and said he leaves the country "shocked and speechless with his 'knowledge'".

Sudhanshu Trivedi said that Rahul Gandhi does not even know that the Constitution was not made in 1947, only the proceedings of the Constituent Assembly had begun then. The Constitution was finalised on November 26, 1949, and that is why Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that day as Constitution Day.

"The Constitution Day was needed to make such misguided youth understand and the Congress did not welcome the Constitution Day and indirectly opposed it," Trivedi added.

"They talk about the Constitution nonstop but don't even understand it. He says our Constitution was made in 1947 and is thousands of years old. What kind of knowledge is that? He's spreading poison and has no intellectual ability, yet he leads the opposition. It's shameful for India," Alok said.