New Delhi, June 30 -- There are no burning issues left in India today as the BJP celebrated the 1975 Emergency across the nation with much theatrics. They even chalked out whole extravaganzas lest anyone forget it. Truthfully, though it rendered much to discussions, it has now mouldered into an unconvincing farce - mostly because the BJP has been targeting the Constitution since the day it rose to power.

Let us be clear. The BJP has always been disdainful of the Constitution. It has oft slipped, intentionally or inadvertently, from the mouths of its members. They have repeatedly advocated for a new order based on Hindutva aligning with the caste hierarchies of Hindutva. Its draft even made an appearance at the Kumbh this year. The govern...