Fight forces seeking to undermine constitutional values: Sonia

January 26, 2017 01:02 pm | Updated 03:48 pm IST - New Delhi

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi  during the Indira Gandhi Centennial Lecture by President Pranab Mukherjee, organised on the occasion of the birth anniversary of  Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi,  at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist(PTI11_19_2016_000285A)

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi during the Indira Gandhi Centennial Lecture by President Pranab Mukherjee, organised on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist(PTI11_19_2016_000285A)

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said the intrinsic strength of Indian Republic lies in our constitutional values and asked the people to “fight forces which seek to undermine them.”

Extending greetings on the occasion of the 68th Republic Day, Ms. Gandhi said that the Indian Republic’s intrinsic strength lies in our constitutional values.

Today is the day to reinforce our indelible commitment to protection, preservation and practise of these constitutional ideals that comprise India’s true spirit and struggle against inequality and injustice, she said.

“Paying respects to the freedom fighters and founding fathers of Indian Republic as also to those great men and women who drafted the Constitution,” Ms. Gandhi said, expressing hope that “every Indian will strive to fight for these values and forces that seek to undermine them.”

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