Claim
Whoever wished has amended the Constitution, and Congress has amended it the most.
“यानी जब जिसकी मर्जी हुई उसने संविधान को बदला है और सबसे ज्यादा कांग्रेस ने बदला है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
India's Constitution had been amended 106 times as of the broadcast date, and matching amendment dates to government tenures confirms that Congress-led governments enacted the large majority (roughly 75–80, including the sweeping 42nd Amendment of 1976), so the core claim that Congress amended the Constitution the most is factually correct. The rhetorical framing that 'whoever wished' changed it overstates the ease of amendment — Article 368 requires special parliamentary majorities and the Kesavananda Bharati basic-structure doctrine limits amendment power since 1973 — but the central verifiable assertion is accurate.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_of_the_Constitution_of_India Complete list of all 106 amendments (1951–2023) with dates; mapping amendment dates to government tenures shows roughly 75–80 amendments were enacted under Congress-led governments (1950–77, 1980–89, 1991–96, 2004–14), far more than under any other party ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.legislative.gov.in/the-constitution-amendment-acts Ministry of Law and Justice official record of all Constitution Amendment Acts, the primary source for the amendment tally ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.business-standard.com/politics/amit-shah-congress-bjp-constitutional-amendments-debate-124121800349_1.html December 2024 parliamentary debate coverage citing the widely-used tally that Congress made 77 amendments in its ~55 years of rule versus 22 under BJP-led governments in 16 years; the Congress-majority share was not disputed by fact-checkers ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2085487 Official PIB record of the Rajya Sabha constitution-anniversary debate where the party-wise amendment counts were placed on record ✓ reachable · archived