Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the Nehru-Gandhi family of the Congress on Saturday, accusing them of making every effort to harm the Constitution.

"This family challenged the Constitution at every level," he remarked in response to a two-day Lok Sabha debate marking the 75th anniversary of the Constitution's promulgation. PM Modi praised India's path since the 1949 Constitution's passage as "extraordinary," claiming that the nation's lengthy history of democracy has served as a model for the rest of the world. Earlier today, Rahul Gandhi spoke in the House and referred to BJP icon V D Savarkar's criticism of the Constitution. He mentioned that Savarkar, in his writings, claimed there was nothing Indian about the Constitution and suggested that India should replace it with the Manusmriti."When you (BJP) speak of protecting the Constitution, you are ridiculing Savarkar," Rahul Gandhi said. 

However, PM Modi presented 11 key resolutions in Parliament, focusing on development for everyone, zero tolerance for corruption and protecting the existing beneficiaries of the reservation to ensure they do not lose their rights. "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas is not just a slogan, but an article of faith for us; will ensure benefits reach everyone," PM Modi said during his speech in the parliament. "We also amended Constitution, but we did for country's unity, and empowering women and OBCs. We own up our Constitutional amendments, they have not been done to further our grip on power," he added.

"Yes, even we (BJP-led NDA government) have made amendments to the Constitution, but that was only to strengthen the women. The old Parliament is testimony to the fact that when the country was moving forward to provide reservation to women, one of their (Congress') alliance partners tore the papers," said Modi as quoted by the news agency PTI. "Those who do not accept their own party's constitution, how can they respect India's Constitution?" PM Modi said as he continued to attack the Congress. 

"The Constituent Assembly discussed it in depth and they decided that whenever the elected government comes, they will decide on its implementation. BR Ambedkar opposed religious personal laws and backed UCC. KM Munshi said UCC is important for India's unity. Even the Supreme Court has said that UCC should be brought into the country," PM Modi said while Speaking on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). "From (Jawaharlal) Nehru to Rajiv Gandhi, they have all opposed reservation. They have made speeches against reservation. BR Ambedkar brought reservations for the upliftment of the marginalised but Congress opposed it. They hid the Mandal Commission report for decades and when the Congress left, then only it was implemented. The Congress supported reservation on the basis of religion, despite opposition from the constituent assembly," PM Modi said. In a jab at the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked, "I expected a good debate on the Constitution, but some decided to grieve their losses." 

"They placed an unelected person on top of (former) prime minister Manmohan Singh using the National Advisory Council. To take one more generation forward, the new generation tore an ordinance in front of the media, which was cleared by the PM Manmohan Singh-led cabinet. An arrogant person tore the cabinet decision in front of the media and was forced to overturn the decision. I'm just telling you what happened to the Constitution," PM Modi said. He was alluding to Rahul Gandhi, a Congress MP who in 2013 overturned an order that the UPA government had introduced to protect convicted legislators from being immediately removed from the House.  

"The seeds sown by first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in changing the Constitution was followed up by Indira Gandhi, who even overturned a Supreme Court decision. Indira Gandhi clipped the wings of courts through Constitutional amendments to capture judiciary. Having tasted blood, Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency by misusing the Constitution," PM Narendra Modi said. "Former prime minister Jawaharlal) Nehru wrote to chief ministers that if Constitution comes in the way, it should be changed," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

PM Modi told the Lok Sabha, "There were ups and down, there were challenges but I want to appreciate the people of India that they stood with the Constitution. I want to state some facts. The Congress has harmed the Constitution. For 55 years, only one family ruled the country and every citizen should know what happened to the country." 

"From 1947 to 1952, there was no elected government in India. It was a selected government and no election took place for seven years. In 1951, when there was no elected government, they came with an ordinance that attacked the fundamental rights of the people and amended the Constitution, and this was a disregard to the makers of the Constitution," PM Modi continued. "The Constitution allowed me to become a Chief Minister. It was the spirit of the Constitution that allowed people like me to reach here. We didn't have (political) background, how could we have reached here, it was a Constitution that allowed us," he added. "If you will see our policies in the last 10 years, Article 370 hindered India's unity and it was our priority to remove it. Unity was our priority. If we have to move forward and if we want FDI, then we have to provide a conducive environment. GST provided economic unity and even the previous government contributed to it. 'One nation, one tax' is our goal," PM Modi said.

"We are completing 75 years of the Constitution. If we look back, when India's Constitution completed 25 years, it was snatched using Emergency and India was turned into a prison and the rights of citizens were snatched. The Congress cannot wipe this sin off their head. Whenever a discussion on the Constitution will take place, we will always talk about the Constitution," PM Modi said. "It's sad that after Independence, the core values of unity were attacked. Those who grew up with the mindset of slavery, they found contradiction in diversity and were spewing venom to attack India's unity," PM Modi said. 

Continuing his speech, PM Narendra Modi said, "Women power made great contributions to the making of the Constitution. Women are at the centre of every initiative of the government, and their representation in Parliament and the Council of Ministers is increasing. Several nations gave voting rights to women quite late, but in India, the Constitution gave this right to women at the outset." 

"I want to bow to the makers of the Constitution... India's democracy has been inspirational for the world, that's why we are the mother of democracy," PM Modi said. "It is time to celebrate 75 years of the Constitution, I am glad Parliament is also part of it," Modi concluded.