Independence will be jeopardised if parties place creed above country, says Dhankhar

NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday invoked Dr BR Ambedkar to say that “our independence will be put in jeopardy a second time” if parties placed creed above country.

Addressing an event to kick-start yearlong celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution, he also cautioned that disturbance as a strategy threatened democratic institutions.

It is time to restore the “sanctity of our democratic temples through constructive dialogue, debate and meaningful discussion to serve our people effectively”, Dhankhar said.