Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to send the copies of the Constitution and 73rd & 74th amendments to Gram Panchayats and Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act in big numbers to the libraries in order to run the administration as per the Constitution, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Speaking to mediapersons on Saturday November 26 after garlanding the statue of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on the occasion of the Constitution Day here, he said that the spirit of the Constitution must be felt at the village level also. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the Constitution is his ‘ religious book’ and it is being followed by everyone. The oath taking ceremony was held in order to implement the Constitution in its full form. Decentralisation of power has taken place but still it has come fully into practice, he added.
He said Constitution Day is celebrated all over the country. “After the Constitution was framed, India became a union of States and started functioning as a republic. On this day, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, is remembered with respect because it was under his Chairmanship the Constitution Framing Committee was formed, and he has given a permanent gift to Democracy. The Committee studied the Constitution of several countries and then gave a beautiful Constitution to the nation as it covered all aspects like unity, equality, individual freedom. This has helped to complete 75 years of ruling. The basic tenets of Democracy has been that all laws must be under the Constitution, he informed.
He said all four pillars of Democracy, Executive, Legislature, Judiciary and Media must work as per the Constitution. This has helped to maintain law and order, justice and peace in the country. This Constitution has liveliness as Dr. Ambedkar has allowed to amend it from time to time in accordance with the changing social and economic situations and further strengthen the Constitution with new research. For this reason, the Constitution is amended from time to time. This document is complete as it has ensured protection of human rights, individual rights, propagates unity and equality. and everyone must respect and function accordingly, he asserted.
