The hottest debate going on right now is the renaming of India. Political parties are looking at this move as a measure to deal with the opposition alliance of 27 parties I.N.D.I.A. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asked if the opposition alliance changes its name to ‘Bharat’, will the BJP change the country’s name again. K.C. Venugopal also said it is only a political move to defend itself against the I.N.D.I.A alliance. Both statements underscore the public sentiment. However, some people also think it is the beginning of the Sangh Parivar agenda to change the country’s name from India to Bharat. They perceive that the BJP government is making the G20 summit a golden opportunity for that. They also argue that this is the first step to shaping the country into the Akhand Bharat vision by Golwalkar. This construction is backed by the statements by RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat in Assam and Sangh Parivar’s history. The name Bharat is used only in the first paragraph of our constitution, and this is to define India. Both India and Bharat are used interchangeably in public affairs and government documents. However, in places where the official name of the country is required, only ‘India’ is used. In the UN, the country is documented as the ‘Republic of India’. Where the position of the President is specified in the Constitution, It is said that India will have a president. Our heads of state and officials representing the state have followed this precedent for decades, and now the Centre has overturned it. This move is led by the Prime Minister and the President of the country and is being carried out at the behest of theSangh Parivar.
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