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Fight to save democracy, Constitution will continue: Kejriwal
The AAP has emerged stronger due to its "honesty and love of the people", party supremo Arvind Kejriwal said on the foundation day of the party on Tuesday, asserting the fight to save the Constitution and democracy will continue.
In a post on X, the former chief minister said the common man found its strength with the founding the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) 12 years ago. He said the journey so far was filled with the stories of struggle, sacrifice and victory.
"In last one year lakhs of attempts were made to finish us but our honesty, love of the people and morale of the workers made us stronger. We stand stronger than before against injustice and dictatorship", Kejriwal said in a post in Hindi. The fight of the AAP to save the Constitution and democracy will go on, he said.
Constitution a 'mantra of national unity': Amit Shah
Extending a greeting of 'Constitution Day', Home Minster Amit Shah said that the Constitution is a 'mantra of national unity and integrity by ensuring justice and equal rights.'
“Today India is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Constitution with great enthusiasm… The strength of democracy of a huge country like India is our Constitution, which gives the mantra of national unity and integrity by ensuring justice and equal rights to every person,” Amit Shah said in a post on X.
“We believe that the Constitution is not just a book to be displayed on stage, but it is the key to make the highest contribution to public life by internalizing it with full devotion. Come! On this Constitution Day, let us pledge to build a strong, prosperous and self-reliant India,” Shah added.
PM Modi greets people on Samvidhan Divas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution.
The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution at the Central Hall of Parliament on November 26, 1949. The Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950.
The day of its adoption is observed as Samvidhan Divas.
The government has planned a yearlong celebration of the anniversary of the Constitution's adoption, starting with President Droupadi Murmu's address to a joint sitting of parliamentarians in Delhi on Tuesday.
Modi is expected to speak at another event in the evening.
Both the ruling BJP and the opposition parties have been locked in a war of words, accusing each other of working against the constitutional values.