Kolkata, Feb. 19 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has warned the people of India against the designs of the powers that be to change the basic structure of the Constitution not only by striking out its "socialist and secular" character but also imposing a presidential form of government.
Invited as the key speaker at a debate hosted by a media house at the historic Calcutta Club, Banerjee said: she was against bringing a new constitution.
Stopping short of naming Prime Minister Narendra Modi or his saffron Government Banerjee said that attempts were being made to change the "spirits of the Constitution and bulldoze its federal structure.
"They want to change the very spirit of the Constitution which stands for justice, liberty, e...