President Pranab Mukherjee has said democracy gives chance to common people to fulfil their aspirations.<br/><br/>Teaching students to mark the Teacher's Day at Rajendra Prasad Sarvodya Vidhalaya school located in the President Estate, Mr Mukherjee said, establishment of multi-party democratic system with Parliamentary form of government was an important event. Referring to his political career, President Mukherjee said it was because of democracy that he has reached the Raisina Hills.<br/><br/>He said, as a child, development was a road for him and today a road is taken for granted. Replying to a question, Mr Mukherjee said, the basic problem in the country is challenge of poverty and resource constraint and admitted that there is some imbalance in the design of government organs which needs to be corrected.<br/><br/>It was for the first time that Mr Mukherjee addressed the students as a teacher.<br/><br/>The President who holds a Master's degree in History and Political Science gave lecture on Political and Constitutional history of the country.<br/><br/>While teaching the students, he recalled his early school days when he had to walk miles to reach the school in backward areas of West Bengal.<br/><br/>The President said, India became independent from British rule in 1947 and Constituent Assembly took almost three years to enact and adopt the Constitution on 26th of November 1949.<br/><br/>He said, the Constitution gave people of India opportunity to make own laws. He also spoke about justice, liberty, equality and fraternity guaranteed by the Constitution.<br/><br/>Mr Mukherjee taught students that secular democratic words were added to the Preamble of Indian Constitution by an Amendment in 1975.

President Pranab Mukherjee has said democracy gives chance to common people to fulfil their aspirations.<br/><br/>Teaching students to mark the Teacher's Day at Rajendra Prasad Sarvodya Vidhalaya school located in the President Estate, Mr Mukherjee said, establishment of multi-party democratic system with Parliamentary form of government was an important event. Referring to his political career, President Mukherjee said it was because of democracy that he has reached the Raisina Hills.<br/><br/>He said, as a child, development was a road for him and today a road is taken for granted. Replying to a question, Mr Mukherjee said, the basic problem in the country is challenge of poverty and resource constraint and admitted that there is some imbalance in the design of government organs which needs to be corrected.<br/><br/>It was for the first time that Mr Mukherjee addressed the students as a teacher.<br/><br/>The President who holds a Master's degree in History and Political Science gave lecture on Political and Constitutional history of the country.<br/><br/>While teaching the students, he recalled his early school days when he had to walk miles to reach the school in backward areas of West Bengal.<br/><br/>The President said, India became independent from British rule in 1947 and Constituent Assembly took almost three years to enact and adopt the Constitution on 26th of November 1949.<br/><br/>He said, the Constitution gave people of India opportunity to make own laws. He also spoke about justice, liberty, equality and fraternity guaranteed by the Constitution.<br/><br/>Mr Mukherjee taught students that secular democratic words were added to the Preamble of Indian Constitution by an Amendment in 1975.