"If We Name Alliance Bharat, Will They Call Country BJP?" Arvind Kejriwal
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BJP leaders have welcomed the use of 'President of Bharat' in the invite sent out for the G20 summit and slammed the opposition for not respecting the country and the Constitution.
The use of 'President of Bharat' in place of the traditional 'President of India' in an official invite to foreign leaders attending the G20 summit has sparked a flurry of political reactions. While opposition leaders have slammed the move and linked it to their 28-party alliance naming itself INDIA, the BJP has questioned why some parties "object to every issue related to the honour and pride of the country". The BJP's recent move to change the reference from 'President of India' to 'President of Bharat' on official G20 summit invitations has raised eyebrows and ignited a public debate. How can the BJP strike down 'INDIA'? The country doesn't belong to a political party; it belongs to… pic.twitter.com/riYNdQBkYa Mr. Modi can continue to distort history and divide India, that is Bharat, that is a Union of States. But we will not be deterred.After all, what is the objective of INDIA parties?It is BHARAT—Bring Harmony, Amity, Reconciliation And Trust.Judega BHARATJeetega INDIA! https://t.co/L0gsXUEEEK REPUBLIC OF BHARAT - happy and proud that our civilisation is marching ahead boldly towards AMRIT KAAL कांग्रेस को देश के सम्मान एवं गौरव से जुड़े हर विषय से इतनी आपत्ति क्यों है?भारत जोड़ो के नाम पर राजनीतिक यात्रा करने वालों को “भारत माता की जय” के उद्घोष से नफरत क्यों है?स्पष्ट है कि कांग्रेस के मन में न देश के प्रति सम्मान है, न देश के संविधान के प्रति और न ही संवैधानिक… T 4759 - 🇮🇳 भारत माता की जय 🚩
One of the sharpest reactions to the wording used in the invite came from AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal who asked whether the ruling party would change the country's name to 'BJP' if the opposition alliance decided to call itself 'Bharat'.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, the Delhi chief minister said in Hindi, "I have no official information that this (a name change) is happening. Just because many opposition parties have formed an alliance and called it INDIA, will the Centre change the name of the country? The country belongs to 140 crore people, not to one party. If the name of the alliance is changed to Bharat, will they change the name of Bharat to BJP?"
