Claim
During Rajiv Gandhi's tenure the Constitution was amended 10 times, and under the Manmohan Singh–Sonia Gandhi government roughly seven times.
“राजीव गांधी के दौर में 10 बार और डॉ. मनमोहन सिंह और सोनिया गांधी वाली सरकार में लगभग सात बार संविधान बदला जा चुका है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The Constitution was amended exactly 10 times under Rajiv Gandhi (52nd Amendment, 1985, through 61st Amendment, 1989), matching the anchor's first figure precisely. Under the Manmohan Singh–led UPA government (2004–2014), 6 amendments were enacted (93rd through 98th); the anchor's hedged figure of 'roughly seven' overstates this by one but is within the tolerance of the qualifier 'लगभग' (approximately). Both figures are substantially correct, so the claim is rated accurate with slightly reduced confidence for the off-by-one second figure.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_of_the_Constitution_of_India Official chronological list: the 52nd (1985) through 61st (1989) Amendments — exactly 10 — were enacted during Rajiv Gandhi's premiership (Oct 1984–Dec 1989); the 93rd (2005) through 98th (2012) Amendments — 6 in total — were enacted during the Manmohan Singh UPA government (2004–2014), with the 99th receiving assent in Dec 2014 under the Modi government. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixty-first_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India Confirms the 61st Amendment (voting age lowered to 18) was enacted in 1988-89 under Rajiv Gandhi, the last of the 10 amendments of his tenure. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-third_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India Confirms the 93rd Amendment (OBC reservation in central educational institutions, 2005) was introduced by the first Manmohan Singh ministry, the first amendment of the UPA era. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2024/11/27/who-changed-the-indian-constitution-samvidhan-divas.html Media tally of constitutional amendments by prime-ministerial tenure, consistent with 10 under Rajiv Gandhi and 6 under Manmohan Singh. ✓ reachable · archived