Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Constitution Day Celebrations organized by the Supreme Court here today. Chief Justice of India Shri Justice NV Ramana, Union Minister Shri Kiren Rijuju, Senior Supreme Court and High Court Justices, Attorney General of India Shri K K Venugopal and President of Supreme Court Bar Association Shri Vikas Singh were among those present on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said in the morning he was amidst the colleagues from the legislature and the executive. And now he was among all the learned members of the judiciary. “We all may have different roles, different responsibilities, different ways of working, but the source of our faith, inspiration and energy is the same - our Constitution”, the Prime Minister emphasized.
The Prime Minister said that our constitution makers gave us the constitution cherishing the great tradition of India of thousands of years and in the light of the dreams of the people who lived and died for freedom.
The Prime Minister stressed that even after so many years of independence, a large chunk of the citizens were condemned to suffer exclusion in the areas of basic needs like drinking water, toilets, electricity etc. Working to make their life easier is the best tribute to the constitution. He expressed satisfaction that a massive campaign to turn this exclusion into conclusion is underway in the country.
During the Corona period, the Prime Minister said, free food grains were provided to more than 80 crore people for the last several months. The government is giving free food grains to the poor by spending more than Rs 2 lakh 60 thousand crore on PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. He added that this scheme was extended yesterday till March next year. He said when the needs and concerns of the poor, women, transgenders, street vendors, divyangs and other segments get addressed, they get included in the process of nation-building and their faith in the constitution gets strengthened.
The Prime Minister remarked that Sabka Saath-Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas-Sabka Prayas, is the most powerful manifestation of the spirit of the Constitution. Government dedicated to the Constitution, does not discriminate in development and we have done this. Today the poorest of the poor are getting the same access to quality infrastructure, which was once limited to the resourceful people. Today, the country has as much focus on the development of Ladakh, Andaman and North East as it is on metro cities like Delhi and Mumbai, he said.
Referring to recently released results of National Family Health Survey, the Prime Minister said that with regard to gender equality, now the number of daughters is increasing in comparison to men. More opportunities for hospital delivery are becoming available to pregnant women. Due to this the maternal mortality rate, infant mortality rate are decreasing.
The Prime Minister said today there is no country in the whole world that apparently exists as a colony of another country. But this does not mean that the colonial mindset too is over. “We are seeing that this mindset is giving rise to many distortions. The most obvious example of this is seen in the obstacles faced by us in the development journey of developing countries. Efforts are being made to close the same means, the same path, for the developing countries, by the means by which the developed world has reached today's position”,he said. The Prime Minister noted that India is the only country in the process of achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement ahead of time. And yet, in the name of environment, various pressures are created on India. All this is the result of a colonial mentality. He said “unfortunately due to such a mentality, obstacles are put in the development of our own country. Sometimes in the name of freedom of expression and sometimes with the help of something else”, he emphasized. He added that this colonial mindset is a big obstacle in further strengthening the determination that was created in the freedom movement. “We have to remove it. And for this, our biggest strength, our biggest inspiration, is our Constitution”, he said.
The Prime Minister remarked that both the government and the judiciary are born out of the womb of the Constitution. Hence, both are twins. These two have come into existence only because of the constitution. So, from a broader point of view, the two complement each other even while being different. He underlined the importance of the concept of separation of power and said that, in the Amrit Kaal, there is need to show collective resolve within the spirit of the Constitution as the common man deserves more than what he has currently. “On the strong foundation of separation of power, we have to pave the path of collective responsibility, create a roadmap, determine goals and take the country to its destination”, He added.
सुबह मैं विधायिका और कार्यपालिका के साथियों के साथ था।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 26, 2021
और अब न्यायपालिका से जुड़े आप सभी विद्वानों के बीच हूं।
हम सभी की अलग-अलग भूमिकाएं, अलग-अलग जिम्मेदारियां, काम करने के तरीके भी अलग-अलग हो सकते हैं, लेकिन हमारी आस्था, प्रेरणा और ऊर्जा का स्रोत एक ही है - हमारा संविधान: PM
आजादी के लिए जीने-मरने वाले लोगों ने जो सपने देखे थे, उन सपनों के प्रकाश में, और हजारों साल की भारत की महान परंपरा को संजोए हुए, हमारे संविधान निर्माताओं ने हमें संविधान दिया: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 26, 2021
कोरोना काल में पिछले कई महीनों से 80 करोड़ से अधिक लोगों को मुफ्त अनाज सुनिश्चचित किया जा रहा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 26, 2021
PM गरीब कल्याण अन्न योजना पर सरकार 2 लाख 60 हजार करोड़ रुपए से अधिक खर्च करके गरीबों को मुफ्त अनाज दे रही है।
अभी कल ही हमने इस योजना को अगले वर्ष मार्च तक के लिए बढ़ा दिया है: PM
आज गरीब से गरीब को भी क्वालिटी इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर तक वही एक्सेस मिल रहा है, जो कभी साधन संपन्न लोगों तक सीमित था।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 26, 2021
आज लद्दाख, अंडमान और नॉर्थ ईस्ट के विकास पर देश का उतना ही फोकस है, जितना दिल्ली और मुंबई जैसे मेट्रो शहरों पर है: PM @narendramodi
Gender Equality की बात करें तो अब पुरुषों की तुलना में बेटियों की संख्या बढ़ रही है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 26, 2021
गर्भवती महिलाओं को अस्पताल में डिलिवरी के ज्यादा अवसर उपलब्ध हो रहे हैं।
इस वजह से माता मृत्यु दर, शिशु मृत्यु दर कम हो रही है: PM @narendramodi
इसका सबसे स्पष्ट उदाहरण हमें विकासशील देशों की विकास यात्राओं में आ रही बाधाओं में दिखाई देता है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 26, 2021
जिन साधनों से, जिन मार्गों पर चलते हुए, विकसित विश्व आज के मुकाम पर पहुंचा है, आज वही साधन, वही मार्ग, विकासशील देशों के लिए बंद करने के प्रयास किए जाते हैं: PM @narendramodi
लेकिन दुर्भाग्य यह है कि हमारे देश में भी ऐसी ही मानसिकता के चलते अपने ही देश के विकास में रोड़े अटकाए जाते है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 26, 2021
कभी freedom of expression के नाम पर तो कभी किसी और चीज़ का सहारा लेकर: PM @narendramodi
आजादी के आंदोलन में जो संकल्पशक्ति पैदा हुई, उसे और अधिक मजबूत करने में ये कोलोनियल माइंडसेट बहुत बड़ी बाधा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 26, 2021
हमें इसे दूर करना ही होगा।
और इसके लिए, हमारी सबसे बड़ी शक्ति, हमारा सबसे बड़ा प्रेरणा स्रोत, हमारा संविधान ही है: PM @narendramodi
सरकार और न्यायपालिका, दोनों का ही जन्म संविधान की कोख से हुआ है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 26, 2021
इसलिए, दोनों ही जुड़वां संतानें हैं।
संविधान की वजह से ही ये दोनों अस्तित्व में आए हैं।
इसलिए, व्यापक दृष्टिकोण से देखें तो अलग-अलग होने के बाद भी दोनों एक दूसरे के पूरक हैं: PM @narendramodi
