Centre to hold ‘Know Your Constitution’ campaign in schools, colleges

New Delhi: The Centre government would soon hold a campaign ‘Know your Constitution’ in schools, colleges, and universities across the country, said Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in Dehradun on Friday.

Speaking at an event Birla talked about the campaign. The event organised by the Uttarakhand Panchayati raj department on the subject, Panchayati Raj System – Empowering Decentralised Democracy.

लोकतंत्र को सफल बनाने की अहम आवश्यकताओं में एक पंचायत राज व्यवस्था का सशक्तिकरण भी है। पंच-सरपंच लोकतांत्रिक मूल्यों और सिद्धांतों को समझें और उन्हें आत्मसात कर पंचायत के कार्यों में आमजन की अधिक से अधिक सहभागिता सुनिश्चित करें, यही पंचायत राज व्यवस्था की सफलता का आधार है। pic.twitter.com/yVsUzNvNRj

— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) January 8, 2021

“The ‘Know Your Constitution’ campaign would be held in schools, colleges, and universities of the country for which the framework has been created. It was somewhat delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but now when the pandemic is getting under control, it would soon be commenced,” the Lok Sabha Speaker said.

The Speaker highlighting the importance of the Panchayati raj system.

उत्तराखंड की राजधानी देहरादून में आज लोकसभा की ओर से पंचायत राज के सशक्तिकरण के लिए आयोजित कार्यक्रम का दीप प्रज्वलित कर शुभारंभ किया। तदोपरांत उत्तराखंड विधानसभा के अध्यक्ष श्री प्रेमचंद अग्रवाल जी को संविधान की प्रति भेंट की। pic.twitter.com/rknn06bLXh

— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) January 8, 2021

Birla also said, “The smooth transition of power through 17 general elections and over 300 Assembly elections is our strength. The democracy from gram panchayat to parliament has been getting strengthened. Mahatma Gandhi rightly said that the soul of India resides in the villages.”