{"id":108299,"date":"2023-09-05T13:13:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=108299"},"modified":"2023-09-05T13:13:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:43:53","slug":"bringing-bharat-or-breaking-india-himanta-biswa-sarmas-post-on-x-sparks-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=108299","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bringing Bharat or Breaking India? Himanta Biswa Sarma&#8217;s Post on X Sparks Debate&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"continue-read-break\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108066\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/logo_new-2-1-1-4-1-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Amid speculation and discussion that the government is considering to change India&#8217;s official name to <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Bharat<\/strong>,<\/span> and that a bill to this effect could be presented in Parliament during the special session from September 18-22, Assam <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma&#8217;s<\/strong> <\/span>post on X became a topic of debate. Sarma posted on X, \\&#8221;REPUBLIC OF BHARAT &#8211; happy and proud that our civilisation is marching ahead boldly towards AMRIT KAAL.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108300\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Bringing Bharat or Breaking India? Himanta Biswa Sarma&#039;s Post on X Sparks Debate&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108300\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AA1gfRWl.jpeg\" alt=\"Bringing Bharat or Breaking India\" width=\"675\" height=\"379\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AA1gfRWl.jpeg 534w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/AA1gfRWl-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Bringing Bharat or Breaking India? Himanta Biswa Sarma&#8217;s Post on X Sparks Debate&#8221;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8221; This post further fueled speculation and debate over the reports that the government was planning to rename India as Bharat.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Congress voiced its opposition on Tuesday (September 5), pointing out that the Rashtrapati Bhawan had sent out an invite for a G20 dinner on September 9 in the name of \\&#8221;President of Bharat\\&#8221; instead of the usual \\&#8221;President of India\\&#8221;. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Jairam Ramesh expressed his disapproval in a post on X, \\&#8221;So the news is indeed true. Rashtrapati Bhawan has sent out an invite for a G20 dinner on Sept 9th in the name of \\&#8217;President of Bharat\\&#8217; instead of the usual \\&#8217;President of India\\&#8217;. Now, Article 1 in the Constitution can read: \u201cBharat, that was India, shall be a Union of States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201d But now even this \u201cUnion of States\u201d is under assault.\\&#8221; He further criticized the Modi government, writing on X, \\&#8221;Mr. Modi can continue to distort history and divide India, that is Bharat, that is a Union of States. But we will not be deterred. After all, what is the objective of INDIA parties? It is BHARAT\u2014Bring Harmony, Amity, Reconciliation And Trust. Judega BHARAT Jeetega INDIA!\\&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid speculation and discussion that the government is considering to change India&#8217;s official name to Bharat, and that a bill to this effect could be presented in Parliament during the special session from September 18-22, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma&#8217;s post on X became a topic of debate. 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