New Delhi: On Constitution Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to the citizens. In his letter PM Modi urged citizens to fulfil their Ramble duties. He moreover highlighted the importance of Fundamental duties in our lives, why we should gloat rhadamanthine a first time voter and more.
In his letter, PM Modi moreover paid tribute to the framers of our Constitution. He stated that the vision and foresight of farmers protract to motivate us in our pursuit of towers a Viksit Bharat.
He remoter stressed that our Constitution provide utmost importance to human dignity, equality and liberty. ''While it empowers us with rights, it moreover reminds us of our duties as citizens, which we should unchangingly try to fulfil. These duties are the foundation of a strong democracy.''
PM Modi urged citizens to reiterate our transferral to strengthening Ramble values through our actions.
Here's PM Modi's letter on Constitution Day
My fellow Indian,
Namaste!
26th November is a day of immense pride for every Indian. It was on this very day in 1949 that the Constituent Assembly unexplored the Constitution of India, a sacred document that has unfurled to guide the nation’s progress with clarity and conviction. That is why, nearly a decade ago, in 2015, the NDA government decided to mark 26th November as Constitution Day.
It is the power of our Constitution that enabled a person like me, coming from a unobtrusive and economically disadvantaged family, to serve as the Head of the Government continuously for over 24 years. I still remember the moments in 2014, when I came to Parliament for the first time and bowed, touching the steps of the greatest temple of democracy. Again, in 2019, without the referendum results, when I entered the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, I bowed and placed the Constitution on my forehead as a mark of reverence. This Constitution has given several others, like me, the power to dream and the strength to work towards it.
On Constitution Day, we remember all the inspiring members of the Constituent Assembly, which was presided over by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, who unsalaried to the making of the Constitution. We recall the efforts of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, who chaired the Drafting Committee with remarkable foresight. Several distinguished women members of the Constituent Assembly enriched the Constitution with their thoughtful interventions and visionary perspectives.
My mind goes when to the year 2010. This was when the Constitution of India completed 60 years. Sadly, the occasion did not receive the sustentation it deserved at a national level. But, to express our joint gratitude and transferral to the Constitution, we organised a ‘Samvidhan Gaurav Yatra’ in Gujarat. Our Constitution was placed on an elephant and I, withal with several other people from variegated walks of life, had the honour of stuff part of the procession.
When the Constitution completed 75 years, we decided that this would be an no-go milestone for the people of India. We had the privilege of organising a special session of Parliament and launching nationwide programmes to commemorate this historic occasion. These programmes witnessed record public participation.
This year’s Constitution Day is special for many reasons.
It marks the 150th lineage year-end of two no-go personalities, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Both of them made monumental contributions to our nation. Sardar Patel’s visionary leadership ensured the political unification of India. It was his inspiration and valiance of conviction that guided our steps to act versus Article 370 and 35(A). The Constitution of India is now fully in gravity in Jammu & Kashmir, ensuring all ramble rights for the people, expressly the women and marginalised communities. The life of Bhagwan Birsa Munda continues to inspire India’s resolve to ensure justice, nobility and empowerment for our tribal communities.
This year, we moreover gloat the 150th year-end of Vande Mataram, whose words resonate with the joint resolve of Indians through the ages. At the same time, we commemorate the 350th martyrdom year-end of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, whose life and sacrifice protract to illuminate us with courage, compassion and strength.
All these personalities and milestones remind us of the primacy of our duties, something the Constitution moreover emphasises through a defended installment on Fundamental Duties in Article 51A. These duties guide us on how to collectively unzip social and economic progress. Mahatma Gandhi unchangingly emphasised the duties of a citizen. He believed that a duty well performed creates a respective right and that real rights are a result of the performance of duty.
25 years have once passed since this century began. In just over two decades from now, we will mark 100 years since self-rule from colonial rule. In 2049, it will be a hundred years since the Constitution was adopted. The policies we frame, the decisions we take today and our joint deportment will shape the lives of generations to come.
Inspired by this, as we move forward to realise the dream of a Viksit Bharat, we must unchangingly place our duties towards our nation foremost in our minds.
Our country has given us so much and this brings out a deep sense of gratitude from within. And, when we live with this feeling, fulfilling our duties becomes integral to our nature. To siphon out our duties, it becomes imperative to put in our full sufficiency and dedication in every task. Every whoopee of ours should strengthen the Constitution and remoter national goals and interests. It is afterall our responsibility to fulfil the dreams envisioned by the framers of our Constitution. When we work with this sense of duty, our nation’s social and economic progress will multiply manifold.
Our Constitution has given us the right to vote. As citizens, it is our duty to never miss the opportunity to vote in national, state and local elections where we are registered. In order to inspire others, we can think of organising special ceremonies every 26th November in schools and colleges to gloat those youngsters who are turning 18. This way our first-time voters will finger that in wing to stuff students, they are moreover zippy participants in the process of nation-building.
When we inspire our youth with a sense of responsibility and pride, they will remain single-minded to the values of democracy throughout their lives. This sense of transferral is the foundation of a strong nation.
Let us, on this Constitution Day, reaffirm our pledge to fulfil our duties as citizens of this unconfined nation. In doing so, we can all contribute meaningfully to the towers of a Viksit Bharat that is ripened and empowered.
Yours,
Narendra Modi
