How PM Modi has been celebrating Constitution Day since 1999? In Pics
New Delhi, Nov 26: Constitution Day in India is celebrated since 2015 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India by the Constituent Assembly in 1949.
November
26
marks
the
day
in
1949
when
the
Constitution
of
India
was
adopted
by
the
Constituent
Assembly.
Earlier,
the
day
was
observed
as
National
Law
Day
as
a
tribute
to
Ambedkar,
the
first
law
minister
of
the
country.
However,
the
Prime
Minister
has
been
keeping
the
Constitution
Day
in
high
regards
even
before
he
became
the
Chief
Minister
of
Gujarat
in
2001.
How PM Modi has been celebrating Constitution Day since he entered politics? Take a photo tour:
PM Modi's handwritten letter on Constitution Day
The first available material about PM Modi celebrating Constitution Day was in 1999. A picture of his handwritten message in Gujarati has gone viral.
"50 years of Constitution are complete. A nationwide discussion is needed on whether our Kartavya or our rights can lead the nation forward. How can nation-building become a mass movement in the next century?" PM said in the letter.
CM Modi organized the Samvidhan Gaurav Yatra in 2010
To mark 60 years of the Constitution, then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Modi organized the Samvidhan Gaurav Yatra in 2010.
Gujarat's Surendranagar saw a historic procession, led by a giant replica of the Constitution atop an elephant.
Modi released ‘Bharat Nu Samvidhan’
In 2011, then Gujarat CM Modi released ‘Bharat Nu Samvidhan' - a Gujarati version of the Constitution of India.
Modi believed that publishing the Indian Constitution in the local language would help people understand the laws of the nation better and convey its inbuilt spirit.
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Indian Constitution to be showcased in Parliament
Since 2015, under PM Modi's leadership, the Constitution Day celebration is held every November 26th in honor of the Indian Constitution's adoption.
The Indian Constitution will also be showcased at the Central Constitution Hall and Gallery in the New Parliament building.
PM Modi bows down to Constitution
Before assuming his second term as Prime Minister in 2019, PM Modi bowed to the Constitution in Parliament's Central Hall.
The
celebrations
this
year
This
year,
the
Prime
Minister
will
launch
new
initiatives
under
the
e-court
project,
a
statement
from
the
Prime
Minister's
Office
(PMO)
said.
The
e-court
project
is
an
effort
to
provide
services
to
litigants,
lawyers
and
the
judiciary
through
information
and
communication
technology
enabled
courts,
the
statement
pointed
out.
The
initiatives
being
launched
by
Prime
Minister
Modi
include
‘virtual
justice
clock',
‘JustIS' mobile
app
2.0,
digital
court
and
‘S3WaaS'
websites.