India, March 27 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that the Constitution of the country could not be changed at any cost and would continue to exist "as long as the sun and the moon exist". Asking the opposition to take up a new issue, he said that nobody would believe the "narrative" that the Constitution was going to be changed. He also reminded the opposition that past attempts to "finish the Constitution" had always failed.

The remarks were made by the chief minister while participating in a discussion on the completion of 75 years of the Indian Constitution. It was the first time that the state assembly had held a discussion like this, one moreover which continued for two days. This was significant, given the back...