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GUWAHATI, Aug 16 It seems that the abhorrence of the Guwahatians towards the diktats of the militants for boycotting the National Days, like the Independence Day and the Republic Day, is growing every passing day. This is manifested in the growing number of community functions to celebrate these national days and also in the growing number of people taking part in such functions.
Guwahatians also took out processions and hoisted the National Tri-colour atop their houses. All these exercises were part of a popular campaign to celebrate the National Days outside the limits of the official initiatives and thus to frustrate the designs of the militants to sabotage the sovereignty of the country.
The campaign started around 13 years back in 1998, with a group of city-based journalists coming out in the open resolutely against the militants to celebrate the Republic Day. Since then, they have been organizing functions to celebrate the National Days on the campus of the Guwahati Press Club, taking out processions and making appeals to the people to defy the militants diktats on the issue. A number of leading citizens are also joining them.
Earlier, on August 15, 1997, a procession was taken out in the city at the initiative of some veteran journalists defying the ULFA curfew.
It needs mention here that the militants called for a 15-hour general strike this time starting from the early hours of August 15 to foil the Independence Day celebrations.
The journalists and citizens of the city celebrated the Independence Day at the Guwahati Press Club with a solemn function and taking out a procession immediately after hoisting the National Tri-colour at the Press Club courtyard.
Renowned journalist and writer Nirupama Borgohain hoisted the National tri-colour at 11 am on the Press Club campus. In her brief speech, Borgohain insisted on observing both Independence Day and Republic Day of the country to pay tribute to the martyrs of the freedom movement.
She also condemned in unequivocal terms the militants for their practice of issuing diktats to the people to keep off from the initiatives to celebrate the National Days.
Addressing the gathering, eminent journalist DN Chakravorty focused on the contributions made by the martyrs to make India free from the clutches of the colonialists. Chakravorty, a former editor of the Dainik Asom emphasized on developing the country as an example for the rest of the world. He appealed to all sections of the society to come forward for making their contributions to this end.
Criticizing the militant groups, which have been continuing with their politics of terror through the acts of indiscriminate violence, the veteran journalist urged the members of the young generation to work for a new India, where governance and justice will be accessible for every common people. He outrightly rejected the demand for a sovereign Assam and appealed to the militants to come forward for resolving the issues through negotiation.
Later the participants took out a procession in the city streets chanting patriotic slogans. Some of the journalists also performed patriotic songs in an informal cultural show on the press club campus.
The Bharat Mata Pujan Samiti celebrated the Independence Day at a function held on the south bank of Dighalipukhuri. About two thousand people took part in the function. Addressing the function, RSS central committee member Indresh Kumar called for a massive agitation to drive out the foreign nationals from the country. The participants of the function later took out a colourful procession waving the National Tri-colour.
At Kumarpara, the Jatiya Divas Udjapan Manchaa conglomeration of ten organizations, organized a public function. Noted surgeon Dr Jadav Kumar hoisted the National Flag at the function. Dr Kumar made an appeal to the people to make the countrys freedom meaningful by playing their assigned roles responsibly.
A remarkable feature of the function was the participation of the school children in great numbers. Children of various schools of Greater Kumarpara areas and some reading even in schools located in other parts of the city, took part in the function, with some of them running it. They also sang patriotic songs and performed dances matching the occasion. The women of the Greater Kumarpara areas also took part in the celebration in great numbers. They also sang patriotic songs.
Former Additional Superintendent of Police Tilak Hazarika hoisted the National Flag on the Panjabari Jironichora campus in presence of around 300 people.
Reports of celebrating the Independence Day through community functions have also been received from various parts of the city like Chunchali, Ulubari, Paltanbazar, Panjabari Jironichora, Khanapara Shantigram Housing Comlex etc.
The Sports Authority of Government of Assam, observed the ID function at the Sarusajai Sports Complex.
The flag was hoisted by prominent sportsman Suren Ram Phookun, vice chairman of the Sports Authority. Pradip Hazarika, DG Sports Authority of Assam welcomed the guest.
On the occasion of Independence Day, Lions Club of Guwahati and Panbazar Block Youth Congress jointly organized eye and dental check-up camp at Panbazar Railway Colony. A total of 43 patients got their eyes checked and another 32 patients availed dental check-up.
Nagarik Committees under Paltan Bazar Police Station celebrated the Independence Day through a day long programme. The celebration began with flag hoisting in the morning, followed by food distribution among the patients of T.B Hospital, art and drawing competition for children and a cultural function in the evening.
I think this article will shut all those ppl who clamor that the ppl of Assam want sovereignity . Insurgency in the NE is purely an economic problem which will fade with greater economic development.Thread title courtesy Xinix bhai.
The Assam Tribune Online
GUWAHATI, Aug 16 It seems that the abhorrence of the Guwahatians towards the diktats of the militants for boycotting the National Days, like the Independence Day and the Republic Day, is growing every passing day. This is manifested in the growing number of community functions to celebrate these national days and also in the growing number of people taking part in such functions.
Guwahatians also took out processions and hoisted the National Tri-colour atop their houses. All these exercises were part of a popular campaign to celebrate the National Days outside the limits of the official initiatives and thus to frustrate the designs of the militants to sabotage the sovereignty of the country.
The campaign started around 13 years back in 1998, with a group of city-based journalists coming out in the open resolutely against the militants to celebrate the Republic Day. Since then, they have been organizing functions to celebrate the National Days on the campus of the Guwahati Press Club, taking out processions and making appeals to the people to defy the militants diktats on the issue. A number of leading citizens are also joining them.
Earlier, on August 15, 1997, a procession was taken out in the city at the initiative of some veteran journalists defying the ULFA curfew.
It needs mention here that the militants called for a 15-hour general strike this time starting from the early hours of August 15 to foil the Independence Day celebrations.
The journalists and citizens of the city celebrated the Independence Day at the Guwahati Press Club with a solemn function and taking out a procession immediately after hoisting the National Tri-colour at the Press Club courtyard.
Renowned journalist and writer Nirupama Borgohain hoisted the National tri-colour at 11 am on the Press Club campus. In her brief speech, Borgohain insisted on observing both Independence Day and Republic Day of the country to pay tribute to the martyrs of the freedom movement.
She also condemned in unequivocal terms the militants for their practice of issuing diktats to the people to keep off from the initiatives to celebrate the National Days.
Addressing the gathering, eminent journalist DN Chakravorty focused on the contributions made by the martyrs to make India free from the clutches of the colonialists. Chakravorty, a former editor of the Dainik Asom emphasized on developing the country as an example for the rest of the world. He appealed to all sections of the society to come forward for making their contributions to this end.
Criticizing the militant groups, which have been continuing with their politics of terror through the acts of indiscriminate violence, the veteran journalist urged the members of the young generation to work for a new India, where governance and justice will be accessible for every common people. He outrightly rejected the demand for a sovereign Assam and appealed to the militants to come forward for resolving the issues through negotiation.
Later the participants took out a procession in the city streets chanting patriotic slogans. Some of the journalists also performed patriotic songs in an informal cultural show on the press club campus.
The Bharat Mata Pujan Samiti celebrated the Independence Day at a function held on the south bank of Dighalipukhuri. About two thousand people took part in the function. Addressing the function, RSS central committee member Indresh Kumar called for a massive agitation to drive out the foreign nationals from the country. The participants of the function later took out a colourful procession waving the National Tri-colour.
At Kumarpara, the Jatiya Divas Udjapan Manchaa conglomeration of ten organizations, organized a public function. Noted surgeon Dr Jadav Kumar hoisted the National Flag at the function. Dr Kumar made an appeal to the people to make the countrys freedom meaningful by playing their assigned roles responsibly.
A remarkable feature of the function was the participation of the school children in great numbers. Children of various schools of Greater Kumarpara areas and some reading even in schools located in other parts of the city, took part in the function, with some of them running it. They also sang patriotic songs and performed dances matching the occasion. The women of the Greater Kumarpara areas also took part in the celebration in great numbers. They also sang patriotic songs.
Former Additional Superintendent of Police Tilak Hazarika hoisted the National Flag on the Panjabari Jironichora campus in presence of around 300 people.
Reports of celebrating the Independence Day through community functions have also been received from various parts of the city like Chunchali, Ulubari, Paltanbazar, Panjabari Jironichora, Khanapara Shantigram Housing Comlex etc.
The Sports Authority of Government of Assam, observed the ID function at the Sarusajai Sports Complex.
The flag was hoisted by prominent sportsman Suren Ram Phookun, vice chairman of the Sports Authority. Pradip Hazarika, DG Sports Authority of Assam welcomed the guest.
On the occasion of Independence Day, Lions Club of Guwahati and Panbazar Block Youth Congress jointly organized eye and dental check-up camp at Panbazar Railway Colony. A total of 43 patients got their eyes checked and another 32 patients availed dental check-up.
Nagarik Committees under Paltan Bazar Police Station celebrated the Independence Day through a day long programme. The celebration began with flag hoisting in the morning, followed by food distribution among the patients of T.B Hospital, art and drawing competition for children and a cultural function in the evening.
I think this article will shut all those ppl who clamor that the ppl of Assam want sovereignity . Insurgency in the NE is purely an economic problem which will fade with greater economic development.Thread title courtesy Xinix bhai.
The Assam Tribune Online
