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Last Updated:November 25, 2024, 14:30 IST
Constitution Day of India: The Constitution Day event will be organised in the old Parliament building on Tuesday where PM Modi will address the nation.
Constitution Day 2024: PM Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi (PTI Images)
Constitution Day of India: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a Constitution Day event on Tuesday marking 75 years of the adoption of the Indian Constitution by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949.
The President and the Vice President will address the nation during the event that will take place at the Central Hall of the old Parliament Building, now known as Samvidhan Sadan. However, the Prime Minister will not speak at the event.
A commemorative coin and a stamp will also be released during the event, besides copies of the Constitution in Sanskrit and Maithili.
“The preamble would be read by all Bharatiya across the globe with the President. Mass preamble readings in panchayats, Amrit Sarovar sites in rural areas are likely to be held," officials said.
Constitution Day Event Likely To Be Flashpoint Between Govt & Opposition
Tomorrow’s Constitution Day event is likely to turn into another point of contention between the government and the Opposition as the floor leaders of the INDIA bloc wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking an invitation to the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to address the special event.
“When the Prime Minister is asked to speak why not LoPs?" Congress asked.
The party said that the Leader of Opposition is a Constitutional post and Rahul Gandhi must be allowed to address the event. “Rahul Gandhi coined ‘Save Constitition’," the party said.
Notably, President Murmu and Vice President Dhankhar are scheduled to address the nation on the occasion, however, no such invitation has been extended to the LoPs so far.
Govt Responds To Opposition’s Demands
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju junked the Opposition’s claims stating that the government has made the arrangement for the LoP of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the dias.
“The Opposition reacts without knowing the complete details. The Prime Minister is not even speaking (at the event). So their objection is meaningless," Rijiju said.
The Modi 1.0 had declared November 26 as the Constitution Day, marking the adoption of the Constitution in 1949, which later came into effect on January 26, 1950, establishing India as the sovereign nation.
PM Modi’s Address At Another Event
The Prime Minister will take part in another event in the event. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna will also be present at the function. PM Modi will address the occasion at around 5.45 pm.
Location : First Published:November 25, 2024, 13:03 IST
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