Constitution Day is the day to salute this House, where many of India’s leaders brainstormed to give us the Constitution of India – Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

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In his address in the Central Hall of Parliament on Constitution day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wondered why some people didn’t celebrate it . President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and others are taking part in the event.

On the 13th anniversary of 26/11, 2008, PM Modi during address paid his tributes saying : “Today on the anniversary of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, I pay tribute to all brave soldiers of the country who sacrificed their lives while fighting the terrorists.”

Pm Modi further stated, Constitution Day should have been celebrated each year after 1950 to educate all about what went into the making of the Constitution. But some people did not do so. This day should also be celebrated to evaluate whether what we do is right or not. Our Constitution binds our diverse country. It was drafted after many hindrances and united the princely states in the country.

Constitution Day is the day to salute this House, where many of India’s leaders brainstormed to give us the Constitution of India. We also pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and all those who fought during India’s independence struggle, said PM Modi

The Constitution of India is like a modern version of ‘The Gita’ for us that motivates us to work for the nation. If each one of us commits to working for the country then we can build ‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat’, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Meanwhile , several Opposition parties including the Congress, the Left parties, the All India Trinamool Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party, the Samajwadi Party decided to boycott the Constitution Day function being held in the Central Hall of Parliament.