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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said there was a need to “create a climate” to stop anti-national discourse being deliberately launched to harm top constitutional institutions and officials.

While speaking at the graduation ceremony of Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida, he expressed sadness that “one of our MPs went to Harvard and said that Indian democracy is in danger and is in danger”. The vice president said India was the only country where the transfer of power was carried out through voting and there had never been any problems.

After the voting was done by machine and the results were announced by the Election Commission, the decision was universally accepted, but then “they went to Harvard and said this,” said Vice President Dhankhar.

“We must create a climate in which the deliberately orchestrated anti-national narrative, through a strategy to malign top constitutional institutions and offices, must be nipped in the bud,” the vice president said.

“Let me tell you, children, that India is the only country in the world that has a constitutionally structured democracy at the village level, at the panchayat level, at the district level, at the state level and at the central level. said Vice President Dhankhar. said.

The Vice President drew a comparison between the India of the past and the India of today saying: “India today is not in anyone's hands. India has its own ideas in foreign affairs. Our voices are heard. Our passports have a respect we never imagined. We are capable of taking difficult steps.

“But people must also remember the teachings of Gautama Buddha,” he stressed, adding that India is the only country that has not tried to expand beyond its territory and is more tolerant of invasions.

Vice President Dhankhar said, the Prime Minister of India has conveyed to the world that we are not in an era of expansion or an era of war. “Problems must be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue,” he said.

The Vice President said at the meeting that a few people want to undermine India's growth and ethos and the younger generation should not remain silent on these issues.

“Silence will always ring in your ears. Therefore, use your mind, use wisdom, make a judgment about the matter, and then take the right path,” he said, adding, “We have unshakable faith in Unity. We will always safeguard the interests of the nation above all else. We are proud to be citizens of Bharat.

Vice President Dhankhar praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for transforming Uttar Pradesh in terms of investment and law and order. He said Uttar Pradesh has been catapulted to the status of a “model among models”.

“Desh ki baat to chhodiye duniya mein koi baat hoti hai role model ki to maan-neey mukhymantri ji Ko yad Kiya jata hai (not to mention countries, all over the world, whenever we talk about models, the Chief Minister's name is mentioned,” Deputy said President.

He noted that Uttar Pradesh is also doing well in terms of investment.

“This has become a preferred investment destination, even in the premium category, ordinary investors have come here,” said Vice President Dhankhar, in the presence of CM Adityanath, state ministers Nand Gopal Gupta, Brijesh Singh and officials of Gautam Buddha University. . .

Recalling his stint as Governor of West Bengal before becoming Vice President, Vice President Dhankhar said he was chancellor of three dozen universities in the state. “I know what can happen to a chancellor in some places, while I have also been lucky to serve in some places like Panjab University.”

“But I can say that this meeting is unique because it has dimensions such as growth, self-confidence and a civilizational ethos that aims to keep our cultural heritage intact and stay physically healthy.

“The honorable Chief Minister has stolen a part of my heart, and also a part of my speech,” Vice President Dhankhar said in a light-hearted compliment to Yogi Adityanath.

Vice President Dhankhar said he thought a “politician” (Adityanath) would speak at the graduation ceremony, but a “spiritual leader, academician, statesman and pre-saint” addressed the students.

At the graduation ceremony, Yogi Adityanath said that religion is not a way of worship, but rather a form of decency, moral values ​​and coordinated obligations. He referred to the teachings of Gautama Buddha, saying that his life was not only an inspiration, but also showed a new path for the country and the world.

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