By India Blooms News Service Sep 07, 2023
New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the dinner invite to G20 leaders from President Droupadi Murmu sparked controversy and speculation over the countrys name change after using the term President of Bharat instead of the traditional President of India on Tuesday, another document has come to light that refers to Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of Bharat.
This time a note on PM Modis visit to Indonesia on Wednesday and Thursday for the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit refers to him as the Prime Minister of Bharat.
The note was posted on X, formerly Twitter, by BJP National Spokesperson Sambit Patra and invited an immediate attack from the Congress.
The Prime Minister Of Bharat pic.twitter.com/lHozUHSoC4
Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) September 5, 2023
The Congress pointed out that both the ASEAN-India Summit and the Prime Minister of Bharat were used in the same document.
Look at how confused the Modi government is! The Prime Minister of Bharat at the 20th ASEAN-India summit. All this drama just because the Opposition got together and called itself INDIA, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh posted on the platform.
Look at how confused the Modi government is! The Prime Minister of Bharat at the 20th ASEAN-India summit. All this drama just because the Opposition got together and called itself INDIA ???? pic.twitter.com/AbT1Ax8wrO
Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 5, 2023
The identity cards of Indian officials at the G20 Summit on Sept 9 and 10 will also read Bharat - Official, said reports.
There is already a buzz that the name of the country might be changed to Bharat from India after President Droupadi Murmus invitation to G20 leaders introduced her as the President of Bharat instead of the traditional President of India.
Moreover, the suspense over the agenda of the Parliaments special session, to be held from Sept 18-22, called by the Centre, has added fuel to the speculation on the countrys name change.
The opposition has linked the possible move to its 28-party alliance calling itself INDIA and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has questioned what the Centre will do if the bloc decides to rename itself Bharat.
Will BJP replace Bharat with something else, if INDIA alliance changes its name to Bharat? Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal questioned.
What happened suddenly that you will change the name of the country? questioned Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, pointing out that while in Hindi, the term Bharat ka Samvidhan (Constitution of India) is used, the world knows us by the name of India.