Parliament serves as an example for many democracies, says Prez

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the Indian Parliament, which expresses public aspirations in the world's largest democracy, today serves as an example for many democracies around the world.

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Referring to the Constitution as the document of our "national pride", she said it is the "text of our national identity ... a guiding text for taking the country forward with a nationalist mindset by abandoning the colonial mindset".

Speaking on the occasion of Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas celebration in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, the President said the ideals that express the soul of our Constitution are social, economic and political justice; liberty, equality, and fraternity.

"Our Constitution makers wanted our collective and individual self-respect to be ensured through the Constitution. I am very happy to say that in the last decade, our Parliament has presented very effective examples of expressing people's aspirations," she said in her speech in Hindi.