Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday led the nation in the community going through the preamble to the Constitution on the occasion of the Constitution Day

“The President read the preamble from Rashtrapati Bhavan which was live telecast by Doordarshan and joined by the people across the nation,” an official statement said. It was screened live at Kevadia in Gujarat also which is hosting the 80th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference. The participants also read out the preamble along with the President, the statement said.

“The community reading of the Preamble, organised by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, is the part of various activities such as webinars, exhibitions, essay competition, poster competition, quiz competition and slogan competition aimed at highlighting and reiterating the values and principles enshrined in the Constitution,” said the statement.

Let us recollect, The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world. It also aims to make awareness of Fundamental Duties incorporated in the Constitution. An important part of the celebrations today is the reading of the Preamble to the Constitution and reaffirming our commitment to uphold its ideology.

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