New Delhi: President Draupadi Murmu on Wednesday said that the Constitution is a guiding document to abandon colonial mentality and adopt nationalist thinking.
Addressing the Constitution Day function at the Central Hall of the old Parliament House, now called ‘Constitution House’, Murmu said that India is presenting a new model of development to the world. He said, “Our Constitution makers wanted that our individual and democratic rights should always be protected. The Constitution is a guiding document to abandon colonial mentality and adopt nationalist thinking.”
He further said, “Lifting 25 crore people out of poverty is one of the biggest achievements of the country. Women, youth, SCs, STs, farmers, middle class, new middle class are strengthening our democratic system.”
The President released the digital version of the Constitution in nine languages—Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Bodo, Kashmiri, Telugu, Oriya and Assamese. The event also included the recitation of the Preamble of the Constitution led by the President.