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Guwahati, November 26: Assam Governor Prof. Jagidhs Mukhi said that India has the privilege of structuring, nurturing and sustaining the biggest democracy of the world. As such the constitution which is the guiding light of this biggest democracy should connect to the existence of every common man and reflect their aspirations. Speaking at the celebrations of the Constitution Day at Raj Bhavan here today, Governor Prof. Mukhi said that since the Constitution of India is the lone source of strength to everybody in the country, it should be used as a guiding light to make the life of everybody more meaningful. Stating the intrinsic relationship between the Constitution and the people, the Governor said that the Constitution empowers the people as much as the people empower the Constitution. When individuals and institutions ask what the Constitution has done for them and how it has built their capacities – they must also consider what they have done to uphold the Constitution. And what they have done to support its value system. The Constitution strengthens the people. At the same time people should also strengthen the Constitution with their actions every day. Prof. Mukhi also said that people of the country should be united to mobilize the public and generate massive awareness for fundamental duties. People’s movement is the strongest tool in a democracy. So, in Indian democracy also there should be large scale public opinion to motivate the people to perform fundamental duties. Paying a rich tribute to the framers of the constitution like Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and others, the Governor said that in 2015, the Union Government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi declared 26th November as the Constitution Day to acknowledge and respect the contribution of the farmers of the Constitution and enlighten the people on the prominent values that the Constitution accommodates. He said that the most important feature of the Constitution is its everlasting philosophy. The framers of the Constitution were very farsighted and therefore, they made the Constitution flexible to give future generations the power to change the clauses of the Constitution to make them more meaningful and compatible with changing times. Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly Biswajit Daimary in his speech said that being the largest democracy in the entire globe, our Constitution provides the ultimate guide to leading a life of dignity and respect.Former Judge of Gauhati High Court, Chairperson and Commissioners of the Constitutional bodies, former DGPs, Professors of Law of the Universities, Addl.Advocate General, officers from the Judicial dept., office bearers and Members of Bar Council, Principal of Law Colleges, law students, editors of the media houses, officers and staff of Raj Bhavan and other dignitaries were present in the function.
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