No democracy can survive, thrive, blossom unless there is equality before law: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that “no democracy can survive, no democracy can thrive, no democracy can blossom unless there is equality before law”.
Addressing at the 18th convocation of Mizoram University, Dhankhar said that now equality before law is ground reality and those who used to consider themselves above the law are firmly within its grip.
He exhorted the youth to discard traditional paths and said: “Youth need to come out of silo of competitive examinations and reckless pursuit of government job”.
He inspired them to think differently, implement the ideas in their minds and not fear failure as “failure is a step to success”.
The Vice-President stressed that now youth can aspire, fructify their dreams and fully exploit their potential.
He added that now power corridors are sanitised of power brokers and now recruitments are done in a transparent manner.
Drawing attention to the investment climate in the nation, Dhankhar further said that “in spite of global headwinds and challenges, India is a bright spot of investment and a land of opportunity”.
Tracing the development journey of the nation he underlined that transformation of the economy from fragile five to big five and to third largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity.
Praising the Act-east policy and the unprecedented investments in rail, road and digital connectivity, Vice-President described the policy as transformative, providing socio-economic developmental benefits for the northeast.
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