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Democracy is best guarantor of internal
security: PM
Saturday December 31, 2011 07:21:20 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Democracy can often be frustrating, but it is also the greatest
guarantor of internal security, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said
Saturday, reminding cynics and sceptics that "India's democracy
remains an inspiration to the world."
In his New Year's message to the people of the country, the prime
minister agreed - with obvious reference to recent events and the
government's inability to push through key legislations, including
that of the Lokpal - that "often democracy can be frustrating -
both to those who are in government and to those who expect it to
be more efficient, effective and humane.
"But our democracy is our strength. It is the basis of our unity.
It is also the most important guarantor of internal security," he
said emphatically.
Amid a new wave of democracy demanding the empowerment of ordinary
people sweeping the world, said the prime minister, "India stands
tall as a functioning democracy.
"We are a nation of over a billion people, plural, secular,
democratic - with all the great religions of the world freely
practiced here, with so many languages and cuisines, so many
castes and communities - living together in an open society. This
is an achievement for which every Indian can be proud."
He said India's greatest achievement was that despite grave
provocations from extremists and terrorists, the people of India
have remained united.
"They have not lost faith in our plural, secular and inclusive
democracy. Across the world people look to India for inspiration.
Our model of Inclusive Growth in an Open Society inspires those
who seek freedom from tyranny.
"The world acknowledges this achievement. I do believe that the
world wants India to succeed because India offers hope.
"Our democracy has its faults, but our people are aware of them
and have shown their ability to correct these faults," the prime
minister said in his message released by his office on New Year's
eve.
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