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Is oath "in the name of God" secular?

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  Droupadi Murmu takes oath as 15th President of India. She  took oath in the name of God. She was escorted by Vice-President and Chairman of the Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to the Central Hall. Droupadi is the youngest person to take oath as the President of India. It is being debated that whether oath in the name of God is secular as per the soul and spirit of  Constitution of India .It is imperative to know the truth behind this term "secularism" in India .Meaning and interpretation was debated in the Assembly   on several occasions.  It is relevant to mention the debate dated  27 December 1948  of Constituent Assembly  for the amendment no 1146 standing in the name of  H .V. Kamath. Debates on the  Amendment no 1146 clearly, explicitly and precisely underlines in the meaning of secularism in the India. Amendment No. 1146, as moved and adopted , was as follows:- "That in the affirmation...

Is oath in the name of God secular?

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On 24 April 2021,  Justice N V Ramana took oath in the name of God as  48th Chief Justice of India  at a brief ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan. It is being debated that whether oath in the name of God is secular as per the soul and spirit of  Constitution of India . It is imperative to know the truth behind this term "secularism" in India .Meaning and interpretation was debated in the Assembly    on several occasions.  It is relevant to mention the debate dated  27 December 1948  of Constituent Assembly    for the amendment no 1146 standing in the name of    H .V. Kamath. Debates on the    Amendment no 1146 clearly, explicitly and precisely underlines in the meaning of secularism in the India. Amendment No. 1146, as moved and adopted , was as follows:- "That in the affirmation or oath in article 49, for the words 'I, A. B. do solemnly affirm (or swear)', the following be substituted:- 'In the name of God, I, ...