Odisha Assembly passes resolution to include ‘ahimsa’ in Preamble to the Indian Constitution

The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to include ‘Ahimsa’ (non-violence) in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution.

The Odisha Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to include ‘Ahimsa’ (non-violence) in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution. The resolution was passed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s first visit to Odisha on March 23, 1921. Mahatma Gandhi had visited Odisha eight times during his lifetime. Nearly three years after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called for the idea of ‘Ahimsa’ to be included in the Preamble, the Odisha Assembly unanimously passed the resolution on Tuesday.