India vs Bharat: The government is planning to introduce a proposal to change India’s name to Bharat during the upcoming special session of Parliament, set to take place from September 18-22. The very news of it has drawn several opinions and responses from Bollywood celebrities as well. Now, Jackie Shroff has now shared his response to this resolution in an event.
Jackie Shroff opens up on India vs Bharat
During an event in Delhi on Tuesday, September 5, Jackie was questioned about his opinion on renaming India to Bharat. The actor responded by saying that regardless of the country’s name, its people will remain same.
Speaking on the topic, Jackie said, “Bharat bolna koi buri baat toh nahi hai. India hai toh India hai, Bharat hai toh Bharat hai. Mera naam Jackie hai, mujhe koi Jockey bolta hai, koi Jaykee bolta hai. Mere naam ko itna todd dete hain par main nahi badluga. Hum kaise badalege? Naam badlenge hum thodi badlege (There is nothing bad in calling it Bharat. India is India, Bharat is Bharat. My name is Jackie but some people call me Jockey of Jaykee. They mess up my name but I won’t change who I am inside. Names could change but we won’t).”
Demand for name change
The Indian Constitution presently mentions the country as ‘India, that is Bharat…’ However, there is a growing call to modify this to ‘Bharat’ alone. The demand for renaming India as Bharat through a Constitutional amendment has been gaining momentum, with sources indicating that the government may introduce a resolution for this change.
What has drawn significant notice is the usage of ‘President of Bharat‘ in place of the customary ‘President of India.’ This, coupled with the imminent special Parliament session, has led people to speculate that during the upcoming parliamentary session, the government may present a resolution for the change of ‘India’ to ‘Bharat.’
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