President Pranab Mukherjee said India will grow, only when all of India grows.
President Pranab Mukherjee today cautioned against polarising debates, saying they deepen the "fault-lines" in public discourse. In his address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day, he also said weaker sections must be dealt with firmly and India won't grow till the marginalised people are included in the development process.
Here are the top 10 quotes from his speech:
The very essence of plurality lies in cherishing our heterogeneity and valuing our diversity.
Attacks on weaker sections that militate against our national ethos are aberrations that need to be dealt with firmly.
The spirit of the Constitution has to be upheld by adherence to "Maryada" (respect) by functionaries in discharge of their duties.
Polarising debates only deepen the fault-lines in public discourse.
Democracy is more than a periodic exercise of choices to elect the government.
Our democracy, built on pillars of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity has grown from strength to strength.
India has had remarkable growth in recent times, often growing above eight percent per annum over the last decade.
Forces radicalising people on basis of religion pose a danger to entire comity of nations. World will have to fight them unconditionally.
India will grow only when all of India grows. The excluded ones have to be included in development process. The hurt and the alienated have to be brought back into mainstream.
To quote the Upanishads: May God protect us. May God nourish us. May we work together with vigour and energy. May there be no hostility among us. May there be Peace, Peace, Peace.
