While taking part in the Supreme Court celebrations on the Constitution Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that our constitution is our biggest strength. India has become a global power, he said.
"In today's global situation, the eyes of the entire world are on India. Amid the rapid development of India, its quickly growing economy and strengthening global image, the world is looking at us with great expectations," said PM Modi.
New opportunities are coming up before India. "Crossing all hurdles, it's going ahead. A week from now, India will get G20 presidency. It's big! As Team India, all of us should enhance India's prestige before world and bring its contribution before them. It's our collective duty," said the PM.
PM Modi also paid tributes to martyrs of 26/11 terror attacks. "Today is also the anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks. 14 years back, when India was celebrating its Constitution and citizens' rights, enemies of humanity carried out biggest terror attack on India. I pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the attack," he said.
"While tasks are challenging, need to eradicate some pernicious problems of caste and other social divides. Claims to equality is complex & accommodation to be made call for coordination between law, society and courts without creating new divides," said Attorney General R Venkataramani.
Constitution Day was first celebrated in 2015 as a mark of tribute to India’s first Law Minister Ambedkar, who played a pivotal role in the drafting of the document. The initiatives launched by the Prime Minister under the e-court porject include Virtual Justice Clock, JustIS mobile App 2.0, Digital court, and S3WaaS Websites.
The e-court project is an effort to provide services to litigants, lawyers and the judiciary through information and communication technology-enabled courts.
Several other political leaders also took to Twitter to share tributes on the occasion of Constitution Day.