Robust, enlightened civil society essential for functioning democracy: Rajnath Singh at C20 Summit
The Statesman|July 30, 2023
A robust and enlightened Civil society is essential for a functioning democracy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Rajasthan's Jaipur on Saturday.
Robust, enlightened civil society essential for functioning democracy: Rajnath Singh at C20 Summit

He said that it enables the citizens to engage in deliberative dialogues and cooperative efforts, outside the adversarial arena of electoral politics, towards achieving national objectives.

Singh was addressing the C20 summit, an official engagement group of G20 in Jaipur.

He said there are various sectors, ranging from education to the health sector, from gender equality to environment, where both Governments and Civil Society institutions have worked hand-in-hand and have achieved significant quantifiable progress.

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