Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that the rule of discrimination and injustice ended after a long wait of 67 years when provisions of the Constitution were fully made applicable to Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.
The Lieutenant Governor was speaking at the Constitution Day Celebrations here.
“Now J&K is moving ahead guided by ideals of equity, social and economic justice as enshrined in the Constitution by Baba Saheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar,” he said.
“From day one, his mission in J&K was to improve the lives of our citizens, eradicate discrimination and injustice, eliminate the terror ecosystem and ensure that the benefits of central schemes reach the lowest strata of society,” he said.
“Those who say what was achieved over the past 5 years? I want to tell them that the practice of rewarding separatists and torturing patriots has been stopped completely,” he remarked.
By implementing all provisions of the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ensured honour, pride, and dignity for every brother and sister of J&K,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
He called upon policymakers and officers to uphold the values of the Constitution and to protect citizens’ rights.
“For 76 years, the Constitution has been a beacon of equity, liberty, and social justice and a guiding light for the citizens of this great country,” he said. He administered the reading of ‘Preamble to the Constitution’, and paid tributes to the founding fathers and architects of the Constitution of India.
“Our Constitution is venerable, which has paved the way for India’s progress. We have to keep national unity and integrity intact. We must create the feeling of self-confidence and self-respect in society, and every means and resource has to be used to make India powerful and self-reliant,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
The UT-level event, commemorating the 75 years of adoption of the Constitution, was organised by the Department of Culture in collaboration with the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.