The usage of Bharat in G20 invites has sparked controversy among the opposition of the country.

Although the BJP has welcomed the move, the presidential invite drew a sharp response from the opposition.

"So the news is indeed true. Rashtrapati Bhawan has sent out an invite for a G20 dinner on Sept 9th in the name of 'President of Bharat' instead of the usual 'President of India'," Congress leader Jairam Ramesh wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

"Now, Article 1 in the Constitution can read: 'Bharat, that was India, shall be a Union of States'. But now even this "Union of States" is under assault," he alleged.

Just two days ago, the suggestion that the country should be called Bharat instead of India had come from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological mentor of the ruling BJP.

"We must stop using the word India and start using Bharat. At times we use India to make those who speak English understand. This comes as the flow. However, we must stop using this...The name of the country Bharat will remain Bharat wherever you go in the world. In spoken and written one must say Bharat," said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

Aam Adami Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-led by Mohan Bhagwat wants to change the Constitution of the country with ‘removing’ the word ‘India’ with Bharat.

Further, citing the media reports which claim that the Central government is ‘planning’ to remove the word India from the Constitution, Sanjay Singh questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mohan Bhagwat have ‘hate’ for Bhim Rao Ambedkar who was responsible for drafting the constitution.

The Indian government is set to introduce a bill proposing a change in the country's official name from 'India' to 'Bharat' during the upcoming special session of Parliament, taking place from September 18 to September 22. This significant development was reported by Times Now on Tuesday.