President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday credited crores of countrymen for turning Covid-19 vaccination campaign into a mass movement. He lauded the contribution of doctors, nurses and paramedics, who served humanity by working long hours in difficult conditions during Covid pandemic.
“While fulfilling the basic duty of serving the nation when called upon, crores of our countrymen have turned cleanliness campaign and Covid vaccination campaign into a mass movement. A great deal of credit for the success of such campaigns goes to our dutiful citizens,” Ram Nath Kovind said during the address.
He also paid tribute to the freedom fighters who showed incomparable courage to realize the dream of Swaraj.
“On this occasion, let us also remember the great freedom fighters who showed incomparable courage in their pursuit of the dream of Swaraj and fired up the people to fight for it,” he said in the address.
“Today, it is our soldiers and security personnel who carry on the legacy of national pride. In the unbearable cold of the Himalayas and in the excruciating heat of the desert, far away from their families, they continue to guard the motherland,” he added.
Kovind said, while the text of the Constitution, dealing with the details of the workings of the State, is quite long, the preamble sums up its guiding principles democracy, justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. They form the bedrock on which our Republic stands. These are the values that form our collective inheritance, he said.
These values have been accorded primacy in our Constitution in the form of fundamental rights and fundamental duties of the citizens, the President said. fundamental duty of rendering national service when called upon to do so, crores of our people have transformed the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and the COVID vaccination drive into mass movements, he said.
He also remembered Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and added that his quest for independence and ambition inspires the country.
“Two days ago, on 23rd January, all of us observed the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose who had adopted the energising salutation of ‘Jai Hind’. His quest for independence and his ambition to make India proud inspire all of us: President Ram Nath Kovind,” he said.
The President said the pandemic management was bound to be more difficult in India due to its high population and other factors. “But it is only in such difficult times that the resilience of a nation shines forth. I am proud to say that we have shown an unmatched resolve against the coronavirus,” Kovind said.
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