Society will be able to progress by conserving its cultural heritage while also working on its development. The Vidhan Sabha speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal said this as the chief guest at the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected office bearers of Uttarakhand Film, Television and Radio Association (UFTARA) held at a hotel in Mussoorie on Wednesday.
Speaking on the occasion Kunjwal said, “The future generations will not forgive us if we do not work with honesty for the conservation of our culture and its upliftment. lovers of culture, artistes, writers and journalists had also played an important role in the Uttarakhand statehood movement. We should all rise above party politics and evaluate the work done by successive State governments since creation of Uttarakhand and cooperate with the government found to have done good work,” said the Vidhan Sabha speaker. On the occasion, Kunjwal also administered the oath of office to the newly elected UFTARA president Kanta Prasad and other office bearers of the association.
Addressing the gathering, former MlA and Culture and Fair Categorisation chairman Jot Singh Gunsola appreciated the efforts being made by Kunjwal to develop Gairsain as the State Capital, stating that the desired development will be facilitated at Gairsain. He also demanded that the languages of the State should be scripted and included in the eighth schedule of the constitution. Various office bearers of the association and representatives of different professional fraternities were also among those present on the occasion.