BK Hariprasad slams RSS leader over call to remove 'Secular', 'Socialist' from Preamble
Bengaluru: Senior Congress MLC BK Hariprasad has criticised Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale for suggesting that the terms ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ be removed from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. In a sharp response, Hariprasad challenged the RSS to propose alternative words to replace these foundational terms.
Taking to social media platform X on Friday, Hariprasad said the RSS's repeated calls to alter the Preamble reflected a "condemnable stand" that goes against the spirit of India. He recalled that the RSS and the BJP had previously stated their intention to rewrite the Constitution to suit their ideological vision if they came to power. According to him, such remarks reveal an "anti-Constitutional mindset."
The Congress leader also accused the RSS of lacking the courage to clearly state their ideological position. “Let them say openly that they want to replace the Constitution with the Manu Smriti, which they truly revere,” Hariprasad wrote. He challenged Hosabale to admit if the RSS wished to introduce terms like ‘Capitalism’ and ‘Casteism’ into the Constitution.
Hariprasad further alleged that the Sangh Parivar has historically opposed the Constitution ever since Jawaharlal Nehru appointed Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the Chairperson of the Constitution Drafting Committee. He stated that the Sangh’s lack of participation in the country’s freedom movement, and its alleged conspiracies against freedom fighters, disqualify them morally from commenting on the Constitution or the legacy of India’s independence.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
