PM Modi pays tribute to Gandhi at Indian human rights panel day

Remembering Mahatma Gandhi on the foundation day of the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that 'Bapu' is a symbol of human rights and human values across the globe.

Addressing the 28th NHRC Foundation Day programme, PM Modi said that when the whole world was engulfed in the violence of the first World War, India suggested the path of 'rights and non-violence' to the world.

"At a time when the whole world was engulfed in the violence of World War I, India suggested the path of 'rights and non-violence' to the whole world. Not only India but the whole world sees our Bapu as a symbol of human rights and human values," the Prime Minister said.

PM Modi further said that the movements during our freedom struggle remain a great source of inspiration for India's values of human rights.

"Even after Independence, our constitution gave a new perspective on equality to the world. In the past decades, the world has been distracted so many times but India remained committed to its principles," he added.

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah and Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India Justice Arun Kumar Mishra were also present.

The Prime Minister had earlier said that NHRC plays a vital role in protecting the human rights and dignity of the marginalised.

The Commission takes cognisance of any form of human rights violations, conducts enquiries and in cases of violation of human rights, recommends to the public authorities for compensation to the victims, other remedial and legal measures against the erring public servants.

(ANI)