New Delhi: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said that linking patriotism to any single religion or identity is against constitutional principles and will increase social division.

Participating in a discussion on the ‘150 years of national song Vande Mataram’ in the Lok Sabha, Owaisi said that the Constitution grants equal rights to all citizens and this right cannot be associated with any religious identity or symbol.

He said the Constitution begins with “We the People”, and not with the name of any god or goddess.

Linking patriotism to any single religion or identity is against constitutional principles and will increase social division, Owaisi said.

He described the liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith, and worship written in the Preamble as the foundation of democr

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