Constitution Day: PM Modi says it is the day to express gratitude to makers of the Indian Constitution
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to makers of the Constitution on Constitution Day on Thursday.
The Constituent Assembly of India had adopted the Constitution on this day in 1949, and the Modi government decided in 2015 to observe this day annually as the Constitution Day.
Prime minister Modi wrote on Twitter, “We began to observe 26th November as Constitution Day in 2015. Since then, people across India have been marking it with great fervour. This is a day to express gratitude to the makers of our Constitution and to reiterate our commitment to building the India of their dreams”.
We began to observe 26th November as Constitution Day in 2015. Since then, people across India have been marking it with great fervour. This is a day to express gratitude to the makers of our Constitution and to reiterate our commitment to building the India of their dreams. pic.twitter.com/GaMMGN6kVw
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 26, 2020
He also noted that when he was Gujarat chief minister, ‘Samvidhan Gaurav Yatra’ was organized in Surendranagar. In 2010, to mark 60 years of the Constitution, we organized the Samvidhan Gaurav Yatra in Surendranagar, Gujarat. A replica of the Constitution was placed on an elephant and the procession covered parts of the city. I too walked in that procession. It was a unique tribute!” he said.
In 2010, to mark 60 years of the Constitution, we organised the Samvidhan Gaurav Yatra in Surendranagar, Gujarat. A replica of the Constitution was placed on an elephant and the procession covered parts of the city. I too walked in that procession. It was a unique tribute! pic.twitter.com/yAbU5UKQWn
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 26, 2020
He paid tribute to Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution. Modi said November 26 is a happy occasion as India celebrates Constitution Day but it also is a sad reminder of the Mumbai terror attacks, which had taken place on this day in 2008. As well as, he also paid tributes to those killed in the 26/11 terror attacks.
