My republic day speech

Respecteddignitariesonthedaisandmydearfriends, LetmefirstwishallaHappyRepublicDay.Ournationcelebratesits6 LetmefirstwishallaHappyRepublicDay.Ou rnationcelebratesits63rdRepub 3rdRepub licDayonthe26thJanuary2012. Thisdayissospecialforus,whichremembersusthedayswhenourgre Thisdayissospecialforus,whichremembers usthedayswhenourgreatleader atleader sfoughtthemselvesagainsttheBritishtoach sfoughtthemselvesag ainsttheBritishtoachievepeaceandharmonyfo ievepeaceandharmonyforthecou rthecou ntry.

Duringthelastfewyears,wehavefacedmajoreventsconcernedwithfi Duringthelastfewyears,wehavefacedmajor eventsconcernedwithfinanciala nanciala ndsecuritybothattheglobalandthenationa ndsecuritybothatth eglobalandthenationallevelwhichincludeter llevelwhichincludeterrorism,v rorism,v iolence,riseinfoodpriceandtheglobaleconomiccrisis. ThecitizensofIndiastoodtogethertofightagainstthisantihumana ThecitizensofIndiastoodtogethertofight againstthisantihumanact.Thes ct.Thes piritofunityflowsthroughthebloodofthe piritofunityflowst hroughthebloodoftheonebillionindividualso onebillionindividualsofthecou fthecou ntry. Itsreallythisunitywhichhavehelpedusintoughtimestoresolvean Itsreallythisunitywhichhavehelpedusin toughtimestoresolveandfulfill dfulfill ournationalambitionsandgoals. Theroadaheadisalongone,wherewehavemiletogo.Freedomcomesw Theroadaheadisalongone,wherewehavemi letogo.Freedomcomeswithrespo ithrespo nsibilityandthatisyoucanchange,ifwelo nsibilityandthatis youcanchange,ifweloveandrespectoneanothe veandrespectoneanothertherew rtherew onâtbeanyproblem. JAIHIND!

The63rdanniversaryofIndia'sbecomingarepublicisbeingcelebrated The63rdanniversaryofIndia'sbecomingarep ublicisbeingcelebratedonJan2 onJan2 6thisyear.Thisdayin1950,IndianParliame 6thisyear.Thisday in1950,IndianParliamentadoptedtheIndianCon ntadoptedtheIndianConstitution stitution ,elevatingIndiatothestatusofasovereign ,elevatingIndiatot hestatusofasovereignrepublic.Thisisnotju republic.Thisisnotjustacele stacele brationlikeanyothercelebration.Thisisth brationlikeanyother celebration.Thisisthecelebrationofthevisi ecelebrationofthevisionandsa onandsa crificesmadebyourfoundingfathers,deprivi crificesmadebyourf oundingfathers,deprivingthemselvestheluxurie ngthemselvestheluxuriesofnorm sofnorm

allifesothatfuturegenerationscanhaveagoodlifeforthemselves.Thisis theproudestofdaysforanIndian,asolemnoccasion,topaytributestothose greatnationaliststowhomweoweourfreedom. Havingsaidthat,letustakeashortjourneythrupost-independentIndianpolit icalculture,particularlythatofrecenttimes,toknowhowunworthywehavebe cometotheproudlegacyofourgreatleaders,whohadspearheadedthefreedomm ovement.Ourpoliticalleadershiphasbecomesoindifferentandinsensitivetot heneedsoftheIndianpeoplethatbriberyandcorruptionarethrivingintheso ciety.Edificesofdemocracyhavebecomebreedingcentersofcorruption,favorit ismandnepotism.Courtsthataremeantfordispensingjusticetocitizensinan impartialandunbiasedmannerhavenowbecomehavensforcriminalsandrapists. Anunholynexusbetweenpoliticians,bureaucrats,businessmenandindustrialis tsiseatingintothevitalsofournation.Therecentsagaofmegascamsthath ittheheadlinesofthenationalmediaisreasonenoughforanypatrioticIndian tofeelconcernedaboutthefutureofournation.Destinyofthisgreatnation isinthehandsofabunchofvoracious,self-servingpoliticiansandbureaucrat s,whowouldselloutMotherIndiaforafewcrorerupees,orafatdepositinS wissbanks.ItissaidthatIndiantaxevadershavestashedawayabout$460bill ionintheSwissbanks.ThismoneyisenoughtotriggereconomicgrowthinIndia thatcanwipeoutpovertyandunemploymentfromoursoil.Butagovernmentwith rock-harddeterminationandinitiativeisneededtotakeboldstepstorealize thisgoal.Whenwelookback,itisbewilderingtofindthattheselflessness,s ervice-mindednessandprobityinpubliclifethatourfoundingfathersconsidere davirtueisnolongersoinoursociety. OneofthemajorproblemsconfrontingIndiatodayistheterrorismfromacrosst heborder.Thistrendisdecadesold,andisfocusedontheKashmirissue.Nowt histerrorismhastakenanewform.Inducementsintheformofcashandotherar ticlesofluxuryareofferedtooursusceptibleyouthstofightagainsttheIndi annation.Enemyisnowengagedinaproxywar.Withthehelpoffalsereligiou spropagandaandmoney,theyareabletowinoverasectionofouryouths,prodd ingthemtoundertakeactivitiesthataredetrimentaltoourcountry'sprogress. TheMumbaiterroristattackof2008isampleproofoftheenemy'sdetermination tostrikeatournation'svitaleconomiccentres.Evenseniorpoliticalleaders aretryingtoconfusetheissuebycomingoutwithinappropriatestatementstha twouldonlyhelpsharppolarizationinanalreadypolarizedsociety.Ournation alpolitickinghascometosuchapassthatforafewvotes,thesepoliticallea derswouldgotoanyridiculouslength.ThoughIndiawasabletoattainsubstant ialprogressintheareasofscienceandtechnology,economicdevelopment,educa tion,andindustrialgrowth,terrorismnegatesthoseachievements,andtakesthe nationbackbyafewyears.Whenwecelebratethisrepublicdaywithpatriotic songsandsolemnoaths,itisimportanttorememberthatascitizensofthisgre atBharat,everyoneofusisduty-boundtoupholdthetruelegacyofournation alheroeslikeMahatmaji,BhagatSingh,ChandrasekharAzad,SubhashChandraBose ,JawarharlalNehru,andSardarPatel. Afterindependence,thepoliticalleadershipofthattimehadmanychoicestofo llowastowhatshouldbethenationalcharacterofIndia.Theyembracedthesoc ial,democratic,secularpath.Itisatributetothesagacityofthepolitical leadershipatthattime.Thischoiceenablescitizensupholdtheirreligiousbel iefsandliveaccordingly.Itisunfortunatethatthisfreedomisbeingabusedb ysomesectionsofourpeoplebyplayingintothehandsofourenemy.Freedomco meswithresponsibility.ThereisafamousquotebyThomasCampbell,whichsays: "Thepatriot'sbloodistheseedofFreedom'stree."Manypatriots'bloodserve dastheseedforthefreedomtreeofIndia.Todaythereisnoshortageofpeopl ereadytoshedbloodfortheirfaith,buthowmanyaretheretosacrificetheir livesforthecauseofMotherIndia? Countryiscelebratingits63rdRepublicdayon26ofJanuary,itbeenmorethan 6decadessincethecountrydeclaredasSovereignrepublicin1950January26.

DrB.R.Thedate26Januarywaschosentocommemoratethedeclarationofindepen denceof1930.ItdeclarestheUnionofIndiatobeasovereign,socialist,secu lar,democraticrepublic,assuringitscitizensofjustice,equality,andlibert yand,endeavourstopromoteamongthemall,fraternity. Whenyoulookbackatthelast63yearsofthecountry,weprogressedfromtheB ritishcolonytonuclearpoweroftoday,tothebiggesteconomyintheworld;we areonthepathtobethesuperpoweroftomorrow. Weknowallthisispossibleforusbecauseofourcountrymenwhofoughtforthe freedom,themartyrswhoshedtheirbloodfortheirmen.Whatwearetodayisb ecauseofthevaluesourpredecessorsthoughtusinourlivesandtheirgenuine Butevenafterinthe66yearsofindependenceIndiaisstillfacingthesamepr oblemsthatexistedinduringtheportions.Indiaisstillfacingthechallenge ofterrorism,pricerise,inflation,andinsurgency.Terrorismisthemajorthre atthecountryfacingtoday,Indiawitnessedworstterroristattackinhersoil during2008Mumbaiattacks.Kasmirisstillaburningwoundforthecountry,we asacountryfailedtogetthefaithofKashiri's,theheavenonearthisinth ehandsofseparatistswhoarefightingagainstthecountry. WhycountyisstillunderallthesethreatswerethecountrieslikeUSChina,UK arefreefromthethreatofTerrorismandaninsurgency.Thefourpillarsofde mocracyJudiciary,legislature,executiveandfourthestatearestateofdegrada tioninthecountry. EventhemostprestigiousinstitutionofthecountryJudiciaryisundertheshad esofdoubt.HonchiefjusticeofSupremeCourtisaccusedoffavouritism.Execu tivehasbeenalwaystheworstinthecountry;countrysawthebiggestscamsaft erindependents,intheyear2010.Thecommonwealthand2Gscam,whichmadeInd ia,losebillionsofcroreswhenAround70%peopleofthecountryarestillinp overty,80percentagekidsofruralIndiaand90percentageofkidsofdailywag eparentsintheurbanIndiaarestillmalnourishedrural.Buttheculpritsare stillnotpunished Thefourthestatewasconsideredtobefreefromcorruption,buttheyear2010p rovedasbeliefwrong.Themajorjournalistsofthecountywereincludedin2Gs camtheyactedasmiddlementothecorporate. Buttherayofhopeistheyounggenerationofthecountry,letIndia's63rdrep ublicdaybeaoccasionforanewbeginning.Hopethecountryprogressesinthe rightpathasthegreatfreedomfighterswished.