Constitution is Holy Book Which Provides Dignity to Citizen,Upholds Unity of Country: PM

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 26, 2019, highlighted the strength of inclusivity in our Constitution and said that this has made us face of our challenges while upholding the integrity of the nation. He was addressing a joint sitting of the both the Houses of parliament to mark the 70th Year of Constitution at the Central Hall of Parliament.

Referring to the Constitution day, the Prime Minister said, “ There are a few occasions and a few days that strengthen our relation with the past. They motivate us to works towards a better future. Today the 26th of November is a historical day. 70 years ago, we duly adopted our great Constitution.” He described the Constitution as a product of several debates and deliberations of the Constituent Assembly. He paid tributes to all those who put in their effort in providing the country with its Constitution.

“7 decades ago in this Central hall, every clause of Constitution was discussed, debated on our dreams, challenges and prospects. Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Pandit Nehru, Acharya Kriplani, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and several other senior leaders debated, discussed and gave us this heritage. I pay my tributes to all those who were responsible for giving us this constitution. The dreams of the members of the Constituent Assembly took shape in the form of the words and values enshrined in our Constitution,” the PM said, according to a PIB release.

The Prime Minister said that Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkarji, in his last discourse on the Constitution on the 25th of November 1949 reminded the people that in the past ‘we have lost both our freedom and the republic nature of the country owing to our own mistakes’.

He said, “Ambedkar Ji warned the people and asked them if the country can now uphold its freedom and its democracy. Had Babasaheb Ambedkar been alive today, he would have probably been the happiest. Not only India upheld its virtues but strengthened its democracy and freedom. And that is why I bow to the Legislature, Executive and Judicial wings of the Constitution which helped in preserving the values and ideals enshrined in it.” The Prime Minister said he would also bow to the entire country for striving to uphold the constitution. “I  humbly bow to the 130 Crore Indians whose faith in India’s democracy never diminished and who always revered the constitution as a holy book and a guiding light,” he added. The essence we arrive at is that Constitution is the only means through which this vast and diverse country can achieve its aspirations, dreams and progress, he said describing the Constitution as our holy book.

The PM said Constitution is based on the twin philosophy of dignity and unity. “Two mantras of Constitution are ‘dignity for Indians’ and ‘unity for India’.  It held supreme the dignity of our citizens while keeping the Unity of India intact,” he said. The Constitution of India highlights both rights and duties of citizens. This is a special aspect of our Constitution. He urged the people to develop the spirit to adhere to the Sense of duty enshrined in the constitution. He said, “Our Constitution begins with “We the People of India”. Let us realise that We the People are its strength, its inspiration and its purpose.”

The Prime Minister also recalled this day as the day in which several people were killed in a terror attack in Mumbai in 2008 and paid tributes to those departed on that gruesome day.