NEW DELHI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 26: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla plants sapling of Rakt Chandan (Red sandalwood) on Constitution Day, at the lawns of Parliament during winter session, on November 26, 2019 in New Delhi, India. November 26 has a unique historical significance as it was on this day in 1949 that the Constitution was adopted, and, thereafter, came into force on January 26, 1950, marking the beginning of India as a republic. The government is celebrating ‘Constitution Day’ or ‘Samvidhan Diwas’ on Tuesday in the Central Hall of Parliament to mark the 70th anniversary of adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times )
