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On R-Day eve, Rahul appeals for defending of constitution as 'one people'

He said the 'treasured commitments' of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity enshrined in the Constitution needed to be defended 'more than ever before' in the history of our young nation'

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Newly elect Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses the gathering during a grand elevation event held at the lawns of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in New Delhi

Archis Mohan New Delhi

Last Updated : Jan 26 2018 | 1:33 AM IST

In a letter to fellow countrymen on the eve of the 69th Republic Day, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday appealed to the people to take a pledge to protect and defend the Constitution of India “whenever it is endangered” as “one people”.

He said the “treasured commitments” of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity enshrined in the Constitution needed to be defended “more than ever before in the history of our young nation”.

The letter is as much an appeal to the people to defend the Constitution as a critique of Narendra Modi government’s alleged failures on protecting constitutional rights,

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