Constitution copies with 22 miniatures authentic: V-P

RAJYA Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said that the Constitution signed by its framers that includes 22 miniatures together with amendments by Parliament is the only authentic one and any violation be taken seriously and dealt with sternly.

- RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR @ New Delhi

Dhankhar said this in the House after BJP MP Radha Mohan Das Agrawal raised the issue of 22 illustrations missing in most copies of the Constitution sold in the country. He demanded inclusion of the original illustrations, which he alleged have been removed "unconstitutionally". The illustrations include depictions of Ram, Krishna, Buddha, Mahavir, Samrat Vikramaditya, Lakshmi Bai, Shivaji, an