Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday (August 2, 2025) alleged that the Constitution is “under siege” as the ruling BJP is using its power to dismantle the very framework it long opposed.
She alleged that the BJP is seeking to bring an “ideological coup” by replacing our democratic republic with a theocratic corporate state serving the powerful few.
In her special message read out at the day-long national legal conclave on ‘Constitutional Challenges - Perspectives and Pathways’, Ms. Gandhi said the Congress would oppose every attempt to undermine the Constitution in Parliament, in courts and on the streets, asserting that it is not just a political but an ideological commitment to defend every Indian’s dignity.
“Today, the Constitution is under siege. The BJP-RSS, which never fought for freedom or upheld equality, now uses its power to dismantle the very framework it long opposed,” she said.
“Their ideological forebears glorified Manusmriti, rejected the tricolour, and envisioned a Hindu rashtra, where democracy is hollow and discrimination is the law. In power, they’ve eroded institutions, criminalised dissent, targeted minorities and betrayed Dalits, Adivasis, OBCs and the working poor.
