It is
time to convert our ‘Swaraj’ into ‘Suraj’ says Venkaiah Naidu
Commemorating
the Platinum Jubilee anniversary of the Quit India Movement the Government of
Maharashtra today launched the Quit India Movement 2 against various social
ills, in the presence of Union Minister Shri M Venkaiah Naidu. The launch took
place at the historic August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai, from where Mahatma Gandhi
had given the clarion call of Quid India in 1942.
Speaking
on the occasion, Shri Naidu said “today after 68 years of Independence, there
is a need for the people to respond with similar passion, zeal and commitment
to “quit” several social and other evils plaguing the nation and take India to
newer heights”. He said, poverty has to be completely eradicated from the
country. “Providing education to all, creating employment, combining
development with welfare measures are all part of the larger ‘Quit Poverty”
campaign and every Indian should supplement the efforts of the government in
this regard. Antyodaya is the way forward” he asserted.
Shri
Naidu further said, for the nation to achieve faster progress on all fronts,
every section of the society irrespective of caste, creed, religion and region
should be part of the growth story. He said, that precisely this is the
philosophy behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”
slogan. The Minister said we need to say
‘Quit India’ to illiteracy,
discrimination, disunity and disharmony, terrorism and anti-nationalism to take
the country from ‘Swaraj’ to ‘Suraj’
The
Union Minister, who holds both the Urban Development and Information &
Broadcasting portfolios informed that Government of India is celebrating this
year’s Independence Day as ‘Azadi 70 Saal – Zara Yaad Karo Qurbani’ in a bid to
rekindle patriotism among citizens of India, especially among the younger
generation. “All the Central Ministers and also Chief Ministers of the States
have been assigned with two places each for visiting birth places of national
icons and places of historical importance related to India’s independence
movement such as Jallianwala Bagh, Chauri Chaura, Cellular Jail, Sabarmati
Ashram, Dandi etc” he added.
Earlier,
addressing the gathering, Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shri Devendra Fadnavis
said Mumbai had played a significant role during the freedom struggle. “Today,
the city is taking a lead in launching the second Quit India Movement. This
time the fight is not against the British, but against the social evils
plaguing the state like corruption, farmer suicides, malnutrition, water
wastage and terrorism”.
Earlier,
Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Ministers Shri Sudhir
Mungantiwar, Shri Vinod Tawde and others paid their respects at the August
Kranti Diwas Memorial at Mumbai’s August Kranti Maidan.
Maharashtra
Department of Culture staged a captivating dance-drama, full of patriotic
fervor recreating India’s freedom struggle.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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