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'Very strange': BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over 'Constitution thousands of years old' remarks

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have strongly criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent statement that the Indian Constitution is "thousands of years old." The BJP leaders highlighted that the Constitution was drafted in 1949 and implemented in 1950, accusing Gandhi of ignorance and disrespect towards Babasaheb Ambedkar. They further stated that Congress party is confused and speechless after hearing him.
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