PM Modi lashed out at the "dynastic parties" at the Constitution Day event
New Delhi: India is celebrating Constitution Day with full zeal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about the principles of B.R Ambedkar. While talking about the constitution, PM targets the Congress leader "India is headed towards a crisis, which is "a matter of huge concern" for those having faith in the spirit of democracy." The Prime Minister lashed out at the "dynastic parties" at the Constitution Day event, which 14 opposition parties skipped a day after Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge held a strategy meeting in a prelude to the next week's winter session.
The PM also added, "Party for the family, by the family... do I need to say more? If a party is run by one family for many generations, then, it isn't good for a healthy democracy... look at the political parties from Kashmir to Kanyakumari."
"Dynastic parties are a matter of great concern for those who want to protect the Constitution. India is headed towards a crisis."
The PM targets the opposition union fronts against the government.
"By dynastic politics, I don't mean that more than one member of a family can't enter politics. No... based on potential, with people's blessings, people can join politics. But if a political party - generation after generation - is run by one family, it becomes a threat for democracy," the Prime Minister said in a sharp attack at the Gandhis.
The Constitution of India, one of the longest in the world, has a Preamble, 22 parts with 395 articles, and eight schedules. Dr BR Ambedkar played a pivotal role in drafting the Constitution.
"This government - led by the BJP - does not respect the Constitution... They don't govern as per the Constitution but want to celebrate Constitution Day... This is a PR event that they started," Congress MP Manickam Tagore told NDTV earlier today.
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