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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stirred a controversy by claiming that the Constitution book that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has often been seen displaying at his rallies was not the Indian Constitution..
Himanta said the Indian Constitution has a blue cover and it needed to be verified whether Rahul Gandhi was carrying a Chinese constitution.I)..
"Our constitution, in blue, includes a chapter called the Directive Principles of State Policy, which makes it a sacred duty to enact a Uniform Civil Code in our country; Rahul is now opposing this," the Assam CM posted drawing flak from many political leaders who mentioned that the red book was the coat pocket edition of the Constitution of India published by Eastern Book Company..
Assam Congress leader Bhupen Kumar Borah called Himanta colour-blind and intellect-deficit and explained that unlike Indian passport, the Constitution book does not need to have any fixed colour. ..
Earlier, BJP national president JP Nadda took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi carrying and displaying the Constitution at rallies, video addresses and said Rahul Gandhi only carried the Constitution along but never read it...