After "Bharat" Buzz, Congress Gathers At Sonia Gandhi's House, INDIA Meet Later
NDTV
A meeting of Congress's parliamentary leaders is in progress at the house of Sonia Gandhi. It will be followed by a meet of opposition bloc INDIA leaders at the residence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
The buzz about the change of the country's name from "India" to "Bharat" has started a flurry of meetings in the Opposition camp. A meeting of Congress's parliamentary leaders is in progress at the house of Sonia Gandhi. It will be followed by a meet of opposition bloc INDIA leaders at the residence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
The buzz had exploded this morning with the news that the President Droupadi Murmu's invite to G20 leaders introduces her as the "President of Bharat" instead of the traditional "President of India".
The G20 booklet handed to foreign delegates has been titled "Bharat, The Mother Of Democracy". "Bharat is the official name of the country. It is mentioned in the Constitution as also in the discussions of 1946-48," it mentions.
