Be wary of people who still believe in Manu Smriti and undermine the Constitution: CM

Before the Indian Constitution came to beryllium the ultimate ineligible papers successful the country, the unwritten Manu Smriti was the guiding principle, and radical should beryllium wary of those who proceed to judge successful it, warned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Participating successful the Constitution Day lawsuit organised by the Social Welfare Department present connected Wednesday, helium said it was the Constitution, drafted with B.R. Ambedkar astatine the helm, that gave radical adjacent rights and dignity, portion the days of Manu Smriti was marked by societal inequality and caste-based discrimination. “That is wherefore Manu-vaadis reason the Constitution,” helium said, adding that the aforesaid radical besides undermined the relation of Dr. Ambedkar successful the drafting of the Constitution.

“We should ne'er hide that Dr. Ambedkar is the designer of our Constitution, and helium made preservation a portion of it due to the fact that helium understood caste-based hierarchies,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said. It is unfortunate that the basal tenets of the Constitution were inactive to beryllium realised, said the Chief Minister, adding that it was being delayed due to the fact that of involvement groups astatine work. The warrant schemes implemented by his government, Mr. Siddaramaiah said, was successful enactment with the values enshrined successful the Constitution.