Prime Minister Narendra Modi as we speak underlined that he has carried out his duties throughout the framework of the Constitution, the founding doc of the nation, with out encroaching upon anybody’s jurisdiction.
The Prime Minister mentioned that the doc stays a “guiding mild” for his authorities amid Opposition criticism that efforts are underway to undermine the Constitution.
“I want to say that I’ve confined my work throughout the framework of the Constitution, solely accomplished what was assigned to me by the Constitution. I’ve not indulged in any encroachment,” the Prime Minister mentioned addressing an occasion marking Constitution Day celebrations on the Supreme Court.
Today marks the seventy fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949. The Constitution formally got here into impact on January 26, 1950.
PM Modi additionally paid homage to the victims of the Mumbai terror assault and reiterated the nation’s resolve that each one terror teams difficult the safety of India can be given a befitting reply.
“This sentiment of ‘nation first’ will maintain alive the Constitution for hundreds of years to come back,” he mentioned on the occasion which was attended by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Supreme Court Bar Association of India President Kapil Sibal, amongst others.
The Constitution, mentioned PM Modi, has now been totally applied in Jammu and Kashmir and Constitution Day was celebrated there for the primary time there.
“Our Constitution makers knew that India’s aspirations, India’s goals will attain new heights with time. They knew that the wants of unbiased India and its residents will change, challenges will change. That is why they didn’t go away our Constitution as only a mere e book of legal guidelines. Rather, they made it a residing, constantly flowing stream,” PM Modi mentioned.