Pressing for the Centre to declare Bhagwad Gita as a 'Rashtriya Granth' (national scripture),External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday only a formality remained to be done in this regard, triggering a controversy with Trinamool Congress saying Constitution is the "Holy Book" in a democracy.
Swaraj was speaking at 'Gita Prerna Mahotsav', organised "to celebrate 5,151 years of religious book Gita" at the Red Fort Maidan in New Delhi where VHP President Ashok Singhal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately declare the sacred text of Hindus as a national scripture.
The Minister said she was able to face the challenges as External Affairs Minister only beacuse of the teachings of Bhagwad Gita.
She also said that the respect of a "national scripture" was accorded to Gita when Prime Minister Modi gifted it to US President Barack Obama during his visit to the country in September this year.
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