Lord Rama’s governance inspired Constitution-makers: PM Modi

Aksheev Thakur

New Delhi January 28

In his first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ of 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple displayed a sense of collectivism as it brought crores of people together.

“In part three of the original copy of the Constitution, the fundamental rights of the citizens of India have been described. It is noteworthy that at the beginning of part three, the makers of our Constitution had allotted due space to the pictures of Bhagwan Ram, Mata Sita and Lakshman ji. The rule of Prabhu Ram was also a source of inspiration for the makers of our Constitution and that is why on January 22 in Ayodhya, I had talked about ‘Dev se Desh’… I’d referred to ‘Ram se Rashtra’,” he said. The PM said he was impressed with the cleanliness campaign carried out at religious places from January 14 to 22 to mark the day of consecration ceremony. He urged people not to stop the campaign.

Modi said women power was central to the January 26 parade at the national capital. “The most discussed element was ‘women power’ in the parade. When women contingents of Central Security Forces and Delhi Police started marching on Kartavya path, everyone was filled with pride. Seeing the marching of the women’s band and their tremendous coordination, people in the country and abroad were thrilled. This time, of the 20 contingents that marched in the Parade, 11 were women,” he said.

The PM said India of the 21st century is thus moving ahead with the mantra of Women-led Development. He mentioned Arjuna awardees in which 13 women were awarded with the coveted award.

He congratulated the Padma awardees who have brought significant change without being in the ‘limelight’.