Will not allow any attack on Constitution, my duty to protect it: Rahul Gandhi

Asserting that the Constitution is the protective shield of the poor Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged people to pledge that we will not allow any attack on the Constitution and said he will be the first to stand up against any assault on itOn Constitution Day Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stressed the need to protect the fundamental principles of the Constitution such as justice equality freedom mutual brotherhood secularism and socialismHe also pledged to uphold the freedom of democracy and the Constitution for the unity and integrity of the country for love and brotherhood and for harmonyIn a post in Hindi on X Gandhi said The Constitution of India is not just a book it is a sacred promise made to every citizen of the country A promise that no matter what religion or caste one belongs to what region one comes from what language one speaks whether poor or rich one will receive equality respect and justiceThe Constitution is the protective shield of the poor and the deprived their strength and the voice of every citizen the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha saidAs long as the Constitution is protected the rights of every Indian are protected Gandhi assertedLet us pledge that we will not allow any attack on the Constitution It is my duty to protect it and I will be the first to stand up against any attack on it he said and greeted people on Constitution DayKharge also greeted citizens on Constitution Day and quoted BR Ambedkar to emphasise that the Constitution is a way of lifeWe remember the invaluable contributions of all the great leaders of the Constituent Assembly Countless national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Maulana Azad Rajendra Prasad Sarojini Naidu and Babasaheb Ambedkar played a historic role in building a new India Kharge said in a post in Hindi on XToday what we need most is to protect the fundamental principles of the Constitution justice equality freedom mutual brotherhood secularism and socialism he saidToday on Constitution Day we once again pledge to uphold the freedom of democracy and the Constitution for the unity and integrity of the country for love and brotherhood and for harmony Kharge saidThe Congress on Tuesday had recalled that BR Ambedkar had moved the resolution in the Constituent Assembly 76 years ago for the formal adoption of the draft Constitution and claimed that Ambedkar as well as the Constitution were then subject to a ferocious assault by the RSS which has continued sinceSince 2015 Constitution Day or Samvidhan Diwas has been celebrated on November 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly on November 26 1949