Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami felicitated the people and their dependents who came to India after bearing the brunt of Partition. Said that I bow down to the lakhs of people who lost their lives during the partition of the country. Dhami also announced the construction of a special community hall for the Bengali community in Rudrapur.
CM Dhami attended the Hindu Bengali Samaj function organized on the occasion of Partition Vibhishika Memorial Day organized at the Banquet Hall on Kashipur Highway on Monday. It is said that on the night of 14 August, India was divided into two pieces. Partition was done in the name of religion. Lakhs of people moved from here to there. The families got separated. What a terrifying scene it was at that time. He said that to pay homage to the people killed in Partition, Prime Minister Modi has announced to celebrate Partition Memorial Day in the year 2021.
Announcement of system of reading in every language
CM announced to make arrangements for reading in every language under the new education policy to build Bang Bhavan in Rudrapur. Enumerating the achievements of the state and central government, he said that the Global Investors Summit will be held in the state this year. A committee has been constituted to implement the Uniform Civil Code in the state.
Havan Yagya performed for the peace of the soul
Before this, Havan Yagya was performed as a tribute to the souls of the people who were sacrificed in the Partition. Union Minister of State for Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur, Union Minister of State for Defense and Tourism Ajay Bhatt, Cabinet Ministers Saurabh Bahuguna, Ganesh Joshi, Coordinator and Rudrapur MLA Shiv Arora etc. were present on the occasion.
Honored one thousand people who suffered the bite of Vibhishika
That black day of 14 August 1947 was no less than a horrifying scene. Dead bodies were lying all around. Screaming, people running, as if there was a tragedy. The people who came to India bearing the brunt of Partition also narrated their ordeal of passing through the same dreadful scene. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami felicitated about one thousand people during the program and appreciated their courage.
Union Minister called upon the Bengali society
Union Minister of State for Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur said that those who came here after the formation of Bangladesh had no choice. Order was issued overnight that whoever wants to go wherever he wants. So he took refuge in India. Our constitution has been changed many times, but if someone found a solution, then PM Narendra Modi found it and brought CAA. Dr. If Syama Prasad Mookerjee was not there, Bengal would not have been in India. He asked the Bengali society to unite.
Ajay Bhatt also spoke
Union Minister of State for Defense and Tourism Ajay Bhatt said that demand was raised to remove the words East Pakistan, knowledge of Bangla language. The word East Pakistan was removed by the BJP government. Program coordinator and MLA Shiv Arora demanded establishment of Banga Bhavan, implementation of Bangla language and SC status to Namoshudra.