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NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOV 26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that our constitution is our biggest strength. India has become a global power, he said this while participating in the Constitution Day celebrations and addressed the gathering in the Supreme Court of India on Saturday.
Glimpses from the Constitution Day programme at the Supreme Court earlier today. pic.twitter.com/2f8fBqUiM4
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 26, 2022
Constitution Day was first celebrated in 2015 as a mark of tribute to India’s first Law Minister Ambedkar, who played a pivotal role in the drafting of the document.
Here is why India’s Constitution is special…. pic.twitter.com/tYO0fBHaXs
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 26, 2022
The Prime Minister also launched various new initiatives under the e-court project during the programme which include Virtual Justice Clock, JustIS mobile App 2.0, Digital court and S3WaaS Websites.
“In today’s global situation, the eyes of the entire world are on India. Amid the rapid development of India, its quickly growing economy and strengthening global image, the world is looking at us with great expectations,” said PM Modi.
New opportunities are coming up before India. “Crossing all hurdles, it’s going ahead. A week from now, India will get G20 presidency. It’s big! As Team India, all of us should enhance India’s prestige before world and bring its contribution before them. It’s our collective duty,” said the PM.
The Prime Minister highlighted the contributions of countless individuals from the Legislature, Judiciary and Executive in the last 70 decades of the journey of development and expansion of the Indian Constitution, and thanked them on behalf of the entire nation on this special occasion.
Remembering the dark day in the history of India when the country was celebrating the momentous occasion of Consitution day, the Prime Minister recalled that on November 26, India faced the biggest terrorist attack in its history by the enemies of humanity. Modi paid his tributes to the ones who lost their lives in the dastardly Mumbai Terror Attacks.
The Prime Minister reminded that, in the current global scenario, the world is looking at India amidst its growing economy and international image, with hope. He said that defying all the initial apprehension about its stability, India is moving ahead with full force and taking pride in its diversity. He credited the Constitution for this success. Continuing further, the Prime Minister referred to the first three words of the Preamble, ‘We the People’, and said, ‘We the people’ is a call, trust and an oath. This spirit of the constitution is the spirit of India, that has been the mother of democracy in the world”, he said. “In the modern time, the Constitution has embraced all the cultural and moral emotions of the nation.”
The Prime Minister expressed happiness that as the Mother of Democracy, the country is strengthening the ideals of the constitution and pro-people policies are empowering the poor and women of the country. He informed that laws are being made easier and accessible for the common citizens and the Judiciary is taking many steps to ensure timely justice.
The Prime Minister informed that in a week’s time, India is going to attain the G20 Presidency, and stressed the need to promote the prestige and reputation of India in the world as a team. “It is our collective responsibility”, he added, “The identity of India as the mother of democracy needs to be further strengthened.”
Stressing the need to increase awareness about the Constitution of India among the youth for a better understanding of topics like Equality and Empowerment, the Prime Minister recalled the time when our constitution was drafted and the circumstances that stood before the country. “What happened in the debates of the Constituent Assembly at that time, our youth should be aware of all these topics”, he pointed out. He further added that this will increase their interest in the constitution. The Prime Minister gave the example when India had 15 women members in the Constituent Assembly and highlighted women like Dakshayani Velayudhan among them who came out of an underprivileged society to reach there. The Prime Minister lamented that the contributions of women like Dakshaini Velayudhan are rarely discussed, and informed that she made important interventions on many subjects related to Dalits and labourers. The Prime Minister gave examples of Durgabai Deshmukh, Hansa Mehta and Rajkumari Amrit Kaur and other women members who also made significant contributions to issues related to women. “When our youth will get to know these facts, they will find the answers to their questions”, he continued, “It will build loyalty towards the constitution which will strengthen our democracy, our constitution and the future of the country.” The Prime Minister concluded, “In the Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal, this is the need of the country. I hope this Constitution Day will give more energy to our resolutions in this direction.”
“While tasks are challenging, need to eradicate some pernicious problems of caste and other social divides. Claims to equality is complex & accommodation to be made call for coordination between law, society and courts without creating new divides,” said Attorney General R Venkataramani.
Chief Justice of India, Dr DY Chandrachud, Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, Justices of Supreme Court of India, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice S Abdul Nazeer, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice, Prof. S P Baghel, Attorney General of India R Venkataramani, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta and President of Supreme Court Bar Association Vikas Singh were those present on occasion among others.
