Sessions on Constitution to focus on SC, ST villages

President Droupadi Murmu will on Tuesday launch the BJP led Centre’s year-long celebrations to mark the 75th year of adoption of the Indian Constitution. Murmu will address a commemoration event in the Central Hall of Parliament where the Constituent Assembly met to discuss and adopt the Constitution on November 26, 1949. Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will also address on the occasion.

The event will see the President launch copies of the Constitution in Sanskrit and Maithili; a book on art and calligraphy of the Constitution and another on Constituent Assembly debates on important subjects such as reservations. A major part of the year-long celebrations will be special sessions on the Constitution across village panchayats.

“Special assemblies on the Constitution will be organised across gram panchayats especially those with Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe domination,” Union Culture Secretary Aruneesh Chawla said today, making a presentation on the Centre’s annual plans.

Congress leaders have of late been flagging copies of the Constitution in election campaigns to accuse BJP led dispensation of attempting to dilute quotas.