SC adjourns hearing on 'rename India to 'Bharat' plea to another day

The petitioner had said that the country has several names like India, Republic of India, Bharat, Bharat Ganarajya, etc, and advocated that there should only be one name for a country

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to another day, without giving any date, a petition seeking directions to the Centre to amend the Constitution and replace the word India with 'Bharat' claiming it will "instill a sense of pride in our nationality."

The petition filed by one Namah was earlier listed to be heard today, however, it got adjourned as the bench slated to hear the matter was unavailable.

The plea sought directions to change the name of the country from "India" to "Bharat".

"Stop using INDIA, this will ensure citizens of this country get over the colonial past and