On the historic day of 19th March, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha attended the “Azaadi ka Amrut Mahotsav” celebrations and joined Dandi March at Surya Mandir, Borsad, in Gujarat.
During his visit, the Lt Governor paid humble tributes to the Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. “I bow down to this pious land and thank all my colleagues who are participating in this mass festival”, the Lt Governor remarked.
The Lt Governor also paid floral tributes to the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at his birthplace, Karamsad.
While addressing a gathering of marchers, the Lt Governor paid homage to Bapu and all the great freedom fighters, who scripted a new history of Indian freedom struggle.
Before starting the Dandi March from Sabarmati, Bapu had said “I know the path, it is straight and narrow. It is like the edge of a sword and I would be happy to walk on that path”.
With this resolve, Bapu along with his companion freedom fighters embarked on a non-violent journey to achieve freedom through Dandi Yatra, that shook the British rule, the Lt Governor added.
Lt Governor noted that the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during the 8th March meeting, while drawing the outline of the Azaadi ka Amrut Mahotsav, suggested celebrating the 75 years of Independence under the Five Pillars - Freedom Struggle, Ideas at 75, Achievement at 75, Action at 75 and Resolve at 75.
He said that from the rich saga of Freedom Struggle to our resolve of 75 years, all of us should celebrate this festival with a sense of duty towards the country and achieving the dream of developed India.
The five Pillars that the Hon’ble Prime Minister has spoken about are the divine path of the Azaadi ka Amrut Mahotsav celebrations. In the same five pillars, there is a proclamation of the revolution of development with tradition.
We have to bring the saga of our freedom fighters to the people.
The stories of their sacrifices and contributions are to be shared among the new generation.
“It is to make the new generation aware of the memories of sacrifice made for the nation by great men like Gandhiji, Sardar Patel, Subhas Chandra Bose, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Rani Laxmibai, Lala Lajpat Rai, Lokmanya Tilak”, the Lt Governor added.
The Lt Governor called upon the new generation to draw inspiration from the courage and perseverance of our freedom fighters, who sacrificed their lives to protect the motherland, and contribute towards nation building.