 "A view of the Supreme Court | Photo: PTI")
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking to remove from the constitution's preamble the words socialist and secular which were added through 42nd constitutional amendment.
The PIL said that the amendment made in 1976 was antithetical to the constitutional tenets as well as the historical and cultural theme of India.
The move was per se illegal for violating the concept of freedom of speech and expression enumerated in Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution and the right to freedom of religion guaranteed under Article 25 of the Constitution, it said.
It said the amendment was also against the historical and cultural
