The President of India, Droupadi Murmu graced the commemoration of 75 years of adoption of the Constitution in the Central Hall of Parliament House today.
75 years of the Constitution of India
New Delhi: Hailing the “greatest minds” for preparing the Constitution of India after nearly three years of deliberations, President Droupadi Murmu said, “Our farsighted Constitution-makers had provided for a system of adopting new ideas, according to the needs of the changing times”.
According to her, the Constitution was the outcome of India’s long freedom struggle in a true sense and the ideals of India’s incomparable national movement were enshrined here.
“Those ideals have been captured succinctly in the Preamble of the Constitution,” she said mentioning justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. “Together, they create an environment in which every single citizen finds an opportunity to flourish, contribute to society, and help fellow citizens,” she said.
The President was speaking at the commemoration of 75 years of the adoption of the Constitution in the Central Hall of Parliament House.
75 years ago, on this very day, the Constituent Assembly accomplished the huge task of framing the Constitution for a newly independent country in the Central Hall of the ‘Samvidhan Sadan’. On that day, through the Constituent Assembly, the people of India adopted, enacted and gave to themselves, the Constitution.
Murmu said the ideals highlighted in the Preamble of the Constitution complement each other and have defined India for ages.
“Our Constitutional ideals get strength from the active participation of the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary as well as all the citizens,” she said, adding that following the spirit of the Constitution, it is the responsibility of the Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary to work together to make the lives of common people better.
She also referred to the Fundamental Duties of every citizen mentioned in the Constitution. Protecting the unity and integrity of India, promoting harmony in the society, ensuring the dignity of women, protecting the environment, developing a scientific temper, safeguarding public property and taking the nation to higher levels of achievement are included among the Fundamental Duties of the citizens, she said. She urged all citizens to inculcate the Constitutional ideals in their conduct; follow the Fundamental Duties and move forward with dedication towards the national goal of building a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047.
The President described India’s Constitution as a living and progressive document. “We have achieved many ambitious goals related to social justice and inclusive development through the Constitution. With a new approach, we are earning India a new identity in the comity of nations. Our Constitution-makers had given a Directive for India to play an important role in the promotion of international peace and security. Today, besides being a leading economy, our country is playing this role very well as the ‘Vishwa-Bandhu’,” she said. She added, “In the Constitutional journey of nearly three-quarters of a century, the nation succeeded remarkably in showing those capacities and developing those conventions”.
Murmu emphasised that the lessons learnt should be passed on to the next generations. She noted that the celebration of ‘Samvidhan Divas’ every year since 2015 has helped increase awareness among the youth about India’s founding document. She termed the Indian Constitution as the “strong foundation stone of our democratic republic”, and emphasised that it ensures “our collective and individual dignity.”
– global bihari bureau
