Is India Getting Renamed? 'President Of Bharat' In G20 Dinner Invite Spark Rumours

With the agenda of the special session of the Parliament later this month still being a mystery, new rumours suggest that the government may rename India to Bharat.

This has been fueled by an unusual move by the Rashtrapati Bhawan (President House), which sent out invites for a G20 dinner on September 9 in the name of the President of Bharat instead of the usual President of India.

TWITTER

India that was Bharat?

Reacting to the invite, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "So the news is indeed true. Rashtrapati Bhawan has sent out an invite for a G20 dinner on September 9 in the name of 'President of Bharat' instead of the usual 'President of India'."

"Now, Article 1 in the Constitution can read: 'Bharat, that was India, shall be a Union of States'. But now even this 'Union of States' is under assault," the Congress communication in charge said.

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.

After all, what is the objective of INDIA parties?

It is BHARAT¡ªBring Harmony, Amity, Reconciliation And Trust.

Judega BHARAT
Jeetega INDIA! https://t.co/L0gsXUEEEK

¡ª Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 5, 2023

RSS wants to change Constitution: AAP

Aam Adami Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) wants to change the Constitution of the country by 'removing' the word 'India' with Bharat.

???? ????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ??????? ??? ???? ¡°India That Is Bharat¡±
????? ???? ????? ?? ????? ???? ???? ???? ?? RSS ??????? ????? ????? ????
????? ?? ???? ?? ???? ????? ?? ???? ????? ????? ??? pic.twitter.com/hGSyOGhq1K

¡ª Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) September 5, 2023

Singh questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mohan Bhagwat have 'hate' for Bhim Rao Ambedkar, who was responsible for drafting the constitution.

"Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar wrote in the constitution--"India That Is Bharat". But Modi and RSS who hate Babasaheb want to change the constitution. Why do Bhagwat and Modi hate Babasaheb so much?" Sanjay Singh said in his post on 'X'.

BCCL

Mohan Bhagwat's Bharat push

Recently, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had said that people should use the name "Bharat" instead of India and urged people to inculcate the habit.

"The name of our country has been Bharat for ages. Whatever may be the language, the name remains the same," Bhagwat had said at an event in Assam.

India vs Bharat

It should be noted that recently, after the opposition alliance named itself INDIA, many BJP leaders had been emphasising the Bharat moniker.

VIDEO | "Our country is 'Bharat', there should be no doubt about this. Congress has a problem with everything," says Union minister @Rajeev_GoI on the debate over the word 'India'. pic.twitter.com/jQdyLOGVXo

¡ª Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 5, 2023

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had replaced India with Bharat on his X bio.

"REPUBLIC OF BHARAT - happy and proud that our civilisation is marching ahead boldly towards AMRIT KAAL," posts Assam CM @himantabiswa. pic.twitter.com/1mF9OzKyG0

¡ª Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 5, 2023

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Bansal also pitched the proposal during the recently concluded monsoon session in the Upper House, saying that the name 'India' is a symbol of "colonial slavery" and "should be removed from the Constitution".

BCCL

"The British changed Bharat's name to India. Under Article 1, the Constitution states: 'India, that is Bharat'. Our country has been known by the name 'Bharat' for thousands of years ... it is this country's ancient name and is found in ancient Sanskrit texts. The name 'India' was given by the colonial Raj and is thus a symbol of slavery. The name India should be removed from the Constitution," he had said.

For more on news and current affairs from around the world, please visit Indiatimes News.