Rajya Sabha to hold special 2-day debate on Constitution to mark 75 years of its adoption

A two-day special debate on the Constitution will begin today in Rajya Sabha to mark the beginning of the 75th year of its adoption in the country. A similar debate was held in Lok Sabha on Friday and Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reply to the debate in Rajya Sabha tomorrow.

The BJP has issued a ‘three-line whip’ for all its Rajya Sabha MPs, urging them to be present in the Upper House today and tomorrow during the



debate on the Constitution of India.

On November 26, 1949, the Indian Constituent Assembly formally adopted the Constitution, enacted on January 26, 1950, establishing India as a sovereign, democratic republic.

In 2015, the  Modi government formally declared November 26 as Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) to honour the adoption of the Indian Constitution in 1949.