LUCKNOW, June 28 -- : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Saturday stated the Constitution's preamble is a fundamental part of the document and should not be altered.

The four-time former Uttar Pradesh chief minister made this remark in an apparent reaction to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's statement on Thursday that there should be a discussion on whether the words "socialist" and "secular" should remain in the Preamble as these were added later.

Addressing the media at the party's state office in Lucknow, Mayawati said the BSP and the people are watching the actions of the RSS, BJP, and Congress on this issue.

She accused the Congress and the BJP-led NDA government of making unne...