Constitution is a mirror of India’s centuries-old culture, history, and traditions: Sai

Raipur, November 26

Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai today participated in the Constitution Day padyatra. The padyatra started from Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College Auditorium and ended at Ambedkar Chowk. The Chief Minister paid homage to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar by garlanding his statue. Deputy Chief Minister Shri Arun Saw, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Shri Tankram Verma, Forest Minister Shri Kedarnath Kashyap, Food Minister Shri Dayaldas Baghel, former Speaker Shri Dharamlal Kaushik, MLAs Shri Indra Kumar Sahu, Guru Khushwant Saheb, Shri Anuj Sharma, Women Commission member Smt. Lakshmi Verma, and Youth Commission Chairman Shri Vishwajit Tomar were also present.
Addressing the program organized at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College Auditorium, Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai said that our Constitution is a mirror of India’s centuries-old culture, history, and traditions. This Constitution is the result of our centuries of struggle, experience, and achievements. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the celebration of Constitution Day 2024 was started today, November 26. Today marks the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution. The Chief Minister said that our Constitution makers, while talking about fundamental rights, have also included a picture of Lord Ram, Mother Sita, and brother Lakshman. He said that this picture is from the time when Lord Ram was returning to Ayodhya after the victory of Lanka. We need to understand what message our Constitution makers have given us through this picture. There are many such pictures and signs in the Constitution, through which the Constitution makers have indicated that we have to take democracy forward along with Indian culture and life values.
The Chief Minister said that it is also a major feature of our Constitution that it has a provision for amendment if necessary according to changing times. Our Constitution makers did not impose their wishes and ideas on the country, but with their foresight, they left the scope for future generations to amend it according to the circumstances of their time, their knowledge, and their needs.
Speaking at the program, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Shri Tankram Verma said that on this glorious occasion of Constitution Day, we have to make people aware of the rights conferred by the Constitution and our fundamental duties. The Constituent Assembly took two years, eleven months, and eighteen days to frame the Constitution. This Constitution of India is a model for the whole world. The Constitution is not just a book, but a philosophy of the life of democracy. The Constitution determines duties and rights. It is a symbol of the unity and integrity of the country.
Forest Minister Shri Kedarnath Kashyap said that to reach the Constitution of India to the people, the Prime Minister of the country, Shri Narendra Modi, has called for celebrating Constitution Day. The world’s largest constitution gave the daughter of the forest the opportunity to sit on the highest post of the President of the country. If there is any means to uplift the Dalits, it is the Constitution of India. To keep democracy strong, all the people of the country will have to be aware of the duties given in the Constitution. The makers of the Indian Constitution, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, will be remembered for ages to come.
MLA Shri Dharam Lal Kaushik said that after India’s independence, the Constitution was framed to keep democracy intact. Constitution Day is a day to pay homage to the Constitution makers. Today, everyone should take a pledge to fulfill their duties.
This event is being organized to create awareness about the importance of the Constitution, which will continue throughout the year. For this, the tagline “Our Constitution – Our Pride” has been decided.
On this occasion, Secretary of the Sports Department Shri Himshikhar Gupta, Raipur Collector Dr. Gaurav Kumar Singh, Municipal Commissioner Shri Avinash Mishra, CEO of the Zila Panchayat Shri Vishvadeep, Director of the Sports Department Smt. Tanuja Salam, and other officials and school students were present.