Northeast is streaming fast into national life, says Vice President
We cannot keep any interest above our national interest. nation is first, unity of the nation is first, urges VP
Interest of all must converge in nation prospering, in nationalism blossoming,
says VP
Celebrating Constitution Day and remembering Samvidhaan Hatya Divas ensures
awareness of our past and protects our democratic ethos, says VP
Vice President addresses the special session of the Arunachal Pradesh
Legislative Assembly in Itanagar
The Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar today said that Northeast is streaming fast into national life, now with 17 airports, 20 waterways, and deep digital penetration. The region’s organic and natural farming offers a model for other states, and its indigenous resources like bamboo, rubber, and silk present enormous market opportunities, lauding the state’s progress and its contributions to India’s unity and prosperity.
Addressing the Special Session of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly today, Jagdeep Dhankhar said, the Act East Policy, has elevated the Look East Policy to a functional and transformative level. He remarked, The Honourable Prime Minister took the vision of Look East to the next level, a more functional level that could affect ground realities and be transformative, and that was Act East policy.
Jagdeep Dhankhar said, our political
parties must understand that ultimately the interest of all converges in nation
prospering and nationalism blossoming. We cannot, under any situation, keep any
interest above our national interest. Nation is first, unity of the nation is
first.
On India’s democratic ethos, the Vice President expressed his concern about disruptions in legislative functioning, saying, we cannot afford this kind of spectacle in a country that is the mother of democracy, the largest democracy. How can we go against the spirit of the Constitution? How can we afford to walk out of our obligations? he said.
He also reminded of the importance of
being “vocal for local”, adding, Be vocal for local—employment opportunities
will be generated, foreign exchange will be saved, and entrepreneurship will
blossom. We cannot afford to import items that are made in this country, from
carpets to furniture, electronics, toys, kites, diyas, and candles.
Reflecting on governance, Dhankhar said, Corruption has been neutralized by technology, ensuring transparency and accountability in governance. Thanks to transformative technology, there is now no human interface in transferring benefits; it is all digital, direct, and seamless.
The Vice President also highlighted the
significance of commemorating Constitution Day and Samvidhaan Hatya Divas,
saying, Celebrating Constitution Day reminds us of our pledge to ensure
justice, equality, and fraternity for all; while remembering Samvidhaan
Hatya Divas ensures we remain vigilant against the dark periods of history,
such as the Emergency.
He pointed out that Emergency was imposed in
this country for 21 months. People who loved the nation, who loved democracy,
and many of them freedom fighters, were put behind bars. No access to justice,
no freedom rights for them, he said.
Concluding his address, Dhankhar reiterated the
importance of unity and nationalism, saying, we are one, we don’t have to be
one because we know each other’s language, we are one because we belong to this
great nation.
Lt Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik, PVSM, UYSM,
YSM (Retd), Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, Chief Minister
Arunachal Pradeshand Tesam Pongte, Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh
Legislative Assembly and other dignitaries were also present on the
occasion.