REPUBLIC DAY 2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the Nation on the occasion of Republic Day, on Wednesday. India is celebrating its 73rd Republic Day, the day its Constitution came into force in 1950. “Wishing you all a happy Republic Day. Jai Hind! #RepublicDay,” PM Modi tweeted in Hindi and English.आप सभी को गणतंत्र दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। जय हिंद!Wishing you all a happy Republic Day. Jai Hind! #RepublicDay— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 26, 2022It was on this day that the erstwhile British colony adopted its own constitution prepared by the members of the Constituent Assembly. January 26, 1950 marked the establishment of India’s Constitution as it emerged from a brutal colonial past. However, it was on November 26, 1949 that the Indian constitution was first adopted. November 26 is celebrated as Constitution Day.Also read: Happy Republic Day 2022: Wishes, Images, Status, Quotes, Messages and WhatsApp Greetings to Share in English, Hindi and MarathiThe Constituent Assembly was the body meant to draft the Constitution of India. It held its first session on December 9, 1946, attended by 207 members, including nine women. Initially, the assembly had 389 members, however after independence and the partition of India, on August 15, 1947, the strength was reduced to 299.The Drafting Committee led by Dr BR Ambedkar was one among the over 17 committees of the Constituent Assembly. The Drafting Committee’s task was to prepare a Draft Constitution for India. The committee got rid of about 2,400 amendments while debating and deliberating the constitution, out of nearly 7,600 amendments tabled.The last session of the Constituent Assembly ended on November 26, 1949, and that is when the Constitution was adopted. However, it was only two months later on January 26, 1950 that it came into effect following the signatures of the 284 members who signed it.January 26 was decided to be the Republic Day of India since it was the day that the Indian National Congress (INC) proclaimed the Declaration of Indian Independence in 1930. The date was chosen since the Congress’ Poorna Swaraj resolution was declared on this day.The resolution also marked the beginning of a large-scale nationwide political movement against colonial rule.
Here are inspirational quotes by some of the renowned Indian leaders:
Happy Republic Day 2022. (Image: Shutterstock)“Democracy means nothing if people are not able to work the democracy for the common good.” — Chandra Bhushan“You must be the change you want to see in the World” — Mahatma Gandhi.“The constitution is not a mere lawyer’s document, it is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always the spirit of age” – BR Ambedkar“Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh, or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian” – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel“A country’s greatness lies in its undying ideals of love and sacrifice that inspire the mothers of the race” – Sarojini Naidu“The sanctity of law can be maintained only so long as it is the expression of the will of the people.” – Bhagat Singh“We believe in peace and peaceful development, not only for ourselves but for people all over the world.” – Lal Bahadur ShastriRead all the Latest News, Breaking News and Coronavirus News here.
