No individual should be allowed untenably, irrationally to taint constitutional institutions: VP
Nagpur, Aug 4 (Bureau) The Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday stated that no individual should be allowed untenably and irrationally to taint, tarnish and demean constitutional institutions. Addressing the centenary celebration of the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University(RTMNU) here , the Vice President highlighted the prestige and reputation that India has earned on the world stage and underscored that no individual should be allowed untenably and irrationally to taint, tarnish and demean Constitutional institutions. He also called upon citizens to neutralize anti-India narratives as they are antithetical to the interests of the nation. The Vice-President further said that economic nationalism cannot be compromised on fiscal considerations.
He appealed to the citizens of India to launch a “Jan Andolan” to ensure that all representatives of the people engage earnestly in the task that the Constitution has obligated them to perform. Expressing concern that the temples of Democracy are being virtually ravaged, the Vice-President cautioned citizens that unless these spaces are protected as platforms of discussion, dialogue and debate, they are likely to be occupied by forces that are neither representative nor accountable to the people of the nation. Citing the example of the Constituent Assembly as a model to emulate, the Vice-President said that dissent cannot be converted into protests, with dialogue and discussion being forsaken for disruption and disturbance.
The Constituent Assembly faced divisive and contentious issues, but these were always sorted out in a spirit of coordination, cooperation and collaboration,” he said. Stressing that the reckless use of natural resources , the Vice-President said that no one has the right to use energy or water resources by virtue of their financial capacity. “Ensuring optimum utilization of these resources is our bounden duty,”he underlined. The Vice-President calls for students to be slow to judge and quick to understand as when you learn to appreciate the stand of others, you will be wiser,” he said. Governor of Maharashtra Ramesh Bais, Union Minister for Highways and Road Transport Nitin Gadkari, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, Vice-Chancellor of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Subhash Chaudhari and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.