New Delhi: Since the first day of Narendra Modi’s reign as the Prime Minister of India, the Constitution of India has faced severe threats from an authoritarian regime, and democracy is in decline due to the capture of almost all public institutions. The SC Department has initiated in all the States to form Samvidhan Rakshan Village Committees in rural areas and Samvidhan Rakshak Ward Committees in cities. District-wise State Samvidhan Rakshak Abhiyaans will be organized. All the State Samvidhan Rakshak Abhiyaan will lead to a national call of Delhi Chalo for National Samvidhan Rakshak Abhiyaan on 26th November 2024 at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.

Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge and the Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha) Shri Rahul Gandhi attended the programme alongwith many senior Dalit, Adivasi, Minority and OBC leaders from all over India.

On the 75th Independence Day of India (dt. August 15, 2022), the National Chairman of All-India Congress Committee’s SC Department, Shri Rajesh Lilothia, launched the Samvidhan Rakshak National Campaign. This campaign was an initiative to remind all citizens that the implementation of India’s Constitution is the reason for its democratic success and the foundation for the longevity of our pluralistic country.

The outline of the programme to honour Samvidhan Rakshaks across India, build a narrative of saving the Constitution of India and felicitate Office-Bearers of SC Department who have established Samvidhan Rakshak Village Committees and Samvidhan Rakshak Ward Committees in their States. The Samvidhan Rakshak National Campaign will complete two years on August15, 2024, and has reached very far. The campaign started with registrations on a Google form and received 83,729 entries. Seeing the progress, Shri Rajesh Lilothia commissioned a dedicated website, www.saveconstitution.com, to give an option of English & Hindi Registration Forms to become Samvidhan Rakshak and download a certificate after sharing the link with two people on WhatsApp. The certificate has photographs of Hon’ble Congress President Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge and Leader of Opposition Shri Rahul Gandhi. It is signed by Shri K. Raju, National Coordinator, AICC for SC, ST, OBC & Minority Departments and Shri Rajesh Lilothia, National Chairman, SC Department, AICC. So far, a total number of 2,35,187 Samvidhan Rakshaks have registered with the Samvidhan Rakshak Campaign, and 83,729 Samvidhan Rakshaks have successfully downloaded their certificates.