Calling the Constitution "document of modern India," Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the Constitution could never have been written without ancient India and ideas. Speaking during a discussion on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed India’s journey since the adoption of the Constitution in 1949 as “extraordinary”, asserting that the country’s ancient democratic roots have long been an inspiration for the world.

Participating in a two-day debate in the Lower House on the 'Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India', the Bangalore South MP alleged that parties like the Congress consider India not as a civilisational state or a nation but 'a mere hotchpotch union of states'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir was a wall standing between India's unity.

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha also said that Congress will ensure 50 per cent cap on reservation is removed.

Parliament LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha on Saturday and participated in the debate on Constitution of India. (This is a developing story...details awaited...)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a debate on the Constitution in Lok Sabha, tore into the Congress, saying the party "will not be able to wash away the sin of Emergency". In a reference to the national Emergency that was imposed by PM Indira Gandhi in 1975,

"The Constitution was torn apart when it was completing 25 years; the Emergency was imposed (in 1975), all constitutional rights were snatched and the country was turned into a jail,” Modi said in the Lok Sabha while replying to a two-day debate on the 75 years of the adoption of the Constitution.

Speaking in Lok Sabha during the discussion on the 'Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India', the Prime Minister said at the core of the country's journey in the 75 years of the Constitution is the vision of constitution framers.

During his speech, PM Modi expressed gratitude to the makers of the Constitution and described India as the “mother of democracy.” He said, “For all of us, for all citizens, and for all democracy-loving people across the world,