New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for celebrating Constitution Day, highlighting his commitment to uplifting the marginalised sections of society.

Thakur on Wednesday slammed the opposition over the Constitution Day, stating that it was not celebrated during their regime and its goodness of the Constitution to be displayed but was destroyed.

"When Prime Minister Modi was about to become Prime Minister for the first time in 2014, he took an oath on the Constitution that he would work to bring forward the person at the lowest rung... Now, Constitution Day is being celebrated; it was not celebrated before. Those who remained in power for a long time never allowed the goodness of t...