PM Modi's veiled attack on Congress! 'Dynastic parties are matter of concern to people committed to Constitution'

New Delhi, Nov 26: In a veiled attack on Congress, PM Narendra Modi addressing on the occasion of Constitution Day, said, slammed the Opposition parties for boycotting the Constitution Day celebrations on Friday at Central Hall of Parliament. Speaking on the occasion, PM Modi raised the issue of dynastic politics saying 'one party is serving one family', adding that some parties have lost democratic values.

 

The Prime Minister said in the form of family-based parties, India is heading towards a kind of a crisis, which is a matter of concern for the people devoted to the Constitution, a matter of concern for those who believe in democracy. he said “more than one person from a family joining the party on the basis of merit does not make the party dynastic. Problems arise when a party is run by the same family, generation after generation.”

 

The Prime Minister lamented that the spirit of the Constitution has also been hurt, every section of the Constitution has also been hurt, when political parties lose their democratic character themselves. “How can the parties which have lost their democratic character protect democracy ?,” he questioned.

 

 

"Our Constitution binds our diverse country. It was drafted after many hindrances and united the princely states in the country," PM Modi said. Besides, many Opposition parties including the Congress, Trinamool Congress, RJD, DMK, the left parties and the AAP skipped the event, which was presided over by President Ram Nath Kovind. Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, Speaker OM Birla were also present on the occasion.

 

“This event was not that of any government, or of any political party, or of any Prime Minister. The Speaker is the pride of the House. It is a dignified post. It is a matter of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s dignity, the dignity of the Constitution,” Modi said.

 

 

Elaborating on the spirit behind celebrating the ‘Constitution Day’, the Prime Minister said it was during the 125th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar, “we all felt that what could be a greater auspicious occasion than the gift that Babasaheb Ambedkar had given to this country, we should always remember his contribution in the form of a memory book (Smrit Granth)”. He said it would have been better if along with establishing the tradition of Republic Day on 26th January, ‘Constitution Day’ was also established on 26th November at that time itself.

 

November 26 has been annually celebrated as Constitution Day since 2015. On November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly had adopted the Constitution of India, which came into effect from January 26, 1950