President Kovind at RNG Awards: Our democracy relies on uncovering facts, willingness to debate
(WorldNews India)

Underlining the role of debate in a democracy, President Ram Nath Kovind said Monday that the system is `meaningful` only if citizens are `well informed`. And excellence in journalism, he said, `grants full meaning to democracy`. Addressing the gathering as chief guest at the 14th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards in New Delhi, the President said: `The quest for truth is, of course, difficult and easier said than done. But it must be pursued. A democracy like ours deeply relies on the uncovering of facts and a willingness to debate them. Democracy is meaningful only when the citizen is well informed. In that sense, excellence in journalism grants full meaning to democracy.`...