• 'India and Bharat Not Debatable', Says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

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    'India and Bharat Not Debatable', Says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

    The opposition parties recently came together to establish the "Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance," or I.N.D.I.A.

    Digital Desk: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Wednesday that India and Bharat are interchangeable amid the ongoing dispute between the government and the opposition over the "India and Bharat" issue. The prime ministers of India who took the oath of office using both India and Bharat were also mentioned by him.

    Sarma said, "India and Bharat are unquestionably linked. According to the Supreme Court's ruling from 2016, India and Bharat are interchangeable. While Deve Gowda took the oath in his capacity as Prime Minister of India, everyone else—including Manmohan Singh and Indira Gandhi—took the oath as "Main Bharat ka Pradhan Mantri" not as Prime Minister of India. This therefore is not a debate.


     
    India and Bharat are the same, hence there is no debate between them

    Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, was the first to change the name of his Twitter account from India to Bharat after the opposition alliance chose the name INDIA. He claimed that there is no debate between India and Bharat because both are the same and Indira Gandhi took the oath as "Bharat ka Pradhan Mantri" rather than the Prime Minister of India. "Amit Shah ji recently introduced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in Parliament. Then, no one objected. According to the Supreme Court's 2016 ruling, "Bharat and India are interchangeable, " Himanta stated.
     
    In the Reserve Bank of India, India will be replaced by Bharat

    But Himanta suggested that India's Reserve Bank be replaced by Bharat. 'Reserve Bank of Bharat' should be the name of the central bank. Renaissance is in its current stage. According to Sarma, Assam has modified many old traditions, and the Centre has also undergone numerous changes.

    The entire "Bharat India" controversy began when President Droupadi Murmu's invitation to the G20 dinner read "President of Bharat" rather than the traditional "President of India," causing a huge uproar and accusations from the opposition that the Modi government intended to drop India and stick with just Bharat as the name of the nation.
     
    Controversy Arose After A Name Change On G20 Invitation Cards

    Speculation about whether the administration would officially change the name of the country from India to Bharat was sparked by the name change on the G20 Summit invitation cards. Leaders of the opposition questioned whether their decision to call itself INDIA—the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance—had anything to do with the action.

    The opposition parties recently came together to establish the "Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance," or I.N.D.I.A.