Hegde had also suggested changes in the Constitution to do away with the idea of "secularism”
"We are here to change the Constitution," he said
"It's a shame that an Indian leader needs to be told this by a foreign one, when our history is one of co-existence, our Constitution reflects pluralism &our...
"No effort at seeking socio–economic equality between citizens is possible unless the state, as the implementing agency, is secular in letter and spirit and...
One can be "panthnirpeksh" (sect-neutral) but never "dharmnirpeksh" (secular), he told media.
Gandhiji’s vision of India—a moral, secular version of village life and economy—was the opposite of Nehru’s ideals of socialism, democracy and science....
‘Secularism’ inhabits twin strands—one simply strives to control religion; another, more composite view, allows plural views on faith to coexist....
