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On Monday, December 16, 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that the Congress party has boldly aided the "family" and the "dynasty" by amending the Constitution in significant ways.Ms. Sitharaman criticized the Congress for imposing Emergency, stating that the 42nd Constitutional Amendment legislation was emphasized by the then-president on December 18, 1976. The Lok Sabha's tenure was prolonged during the Emergency without adequate explanation. After the whole opposition was imprisoned during the extended time, the Constitution was amended."That was a completely invalidated process," she continued. In the Lok Sabha, only five lawmakers opposed the bill. Nobody in the Rajya Sabha was against it. The Finance Minister said that the adjustments were made to protect the powerful rather than to advance democracy.

The Constitution was the subject of a two-day debate in the Lok Sabha on December 16 and 17, 2024, with a particular emphasis on its historical relevance and its influence on the country's governance and international status. In her first address in the Lok Sabha, Priyanka Gandhi claimed that if the 2024 Lok Sabha elections hadn't taken place, the BJP would have altered the Constitution. Speaking about politicizing the legacy of the Constitution, Rajnath Singh criticized the Congress party's attempts to place all the blame for the writing of the Indian Constitution on one political party.