Are we people or citizens?

Although our Constitution starts with the words," We the people ", it then goes on to promise that " all citizens " will be guaranteed " Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity ". " We the people " is how the US Constitution starts, and Justice has been added to " Liberte, Egalite and Fraternite " of the French Revolution. India has different areas with different languages, customs and cultures which makes it a collection of peoples. Therefore, the word " citizens " was used in the very first sentence to unite all the people, writes a professor. " 'People' and nations everywhere need a good enemy to bond, not good friends. 'Citizenship', on the other hand, proceeds in the reverse direction; it does not seek out enemies, but friends," he writes. Another professor has a different understanding of the Constitution. " The first part is constitutionalism, liberal democracy and a commitment to redistribution," he writes. Actually the original document wanted India to be a " Sovereign Democratic Republic " but Indira Gandhi changed it to " Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic " which allowed her to nationalise banks and raise the top rate of income tax to 98.75%. The economy tanked and India had to borrow from the IMF to survive. She also changed the words " unity of nations " to " unity and integrity of nations ", which allowed her to justify the state of Emergency by accusing her opponents of trying to divide the country. The Constitution we have today is not what the 'Founding Fathers' wrote, granting equality to everyone, but a document tailored to give extra-constitutional rights to certain communities, to divide the people by giving extra privileges to certain sections and to loot public funds in the name of helping the poor. Because all these rights do not come with any demand for duties as citizens. The killing of a dentist in Delhi by slum dwellers neatly sums up how unrestrained rights are dividing people and resulting in murder. Slums are illegal settlements as politicians protect them in the name of helping the poor. They are a means of blatant grabbing land worth billions of rupees. Millions of Bangladeshis have been allowed to infiltrate the country freely in the name of helping minorities. The Constitution is merely a document, which has no value unless properly implemented. It is being used by politicians to increase their own wealth and powers by dividing the people, to win elections. One professor sees a unity of 'citizens' while another seeks to divide the people. No wonder India remains a weak, poor, divided nation.