Governor Droupadi Murmu and Chief Minister Raghubar Das today paid tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary here at Bapu Vatika, Morhabadi. They paid floral tributes to Bapu and appealed to people to make happy, independent and affluent State and country.
The CM said that Mahatma Gandhi had laid the foundation of protest against tyranny through Satyagarh on the basis of complete non-violence. This idea gave freedom to the country and presented a new form of protest in front of the world.
Speaking on the occasion, Das said that the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi had a dream that a clean India should be built. 67 years of independence passed, but none of the earlier Governments showed their seriousness in fulfilling the dreams of the Mahatma.
For the first time in 2014, when the son of a poor became the Prime Minister of the country, he called upon people from the Red Fort that we should give Swachh Bharat in his footsteps on the 150th birth anniversary of Bapu.
In the last 5 years, the countrymen have worked to fulfill the dream of a clean India by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The Central and State governments are continuously working for the creation of Swachh Jharkhand and Swachh Bharat with full commitment.
Das said, “Today we are happy that we have succeeded in fulfilling the dream of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. It is the result of the untiring efforts of the government and general public that today our Jharkhand is 100 per cent open defecation free. By constructing 100 per cent toilets, today we are dedicating clean Jharkhand on the feet of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.”
The CM said that on August 15, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to the countrymen to take a pledge not to use single use plastic.
“This cannot be accomplished solely by the government or the municipal corporation. For this, we have to make people living in villages, cities, small streets aware and responsible. The general public will have to bear the responsibility. Single use plastic is a major threat to all living creatures, plants and humans. I appeal to the people not to use single use plastic. All of us together have to play an important role in making a clean Jharkhand a clean India, single use plastic free Jharkhand, single use plastic free India,” he said. Das, while saluting the memory of former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri, said that he gave a new inspiration to the security forces and farmers of the country from Jai Jawan Jai Kisan.
Today, with his inspiration, the State Government is running Mukhyamantri Krishi Aashirwad Yojana for the prosperity of the farmers of Jharkhand so that the farmers of Jharkhand can become financially empowered and prosperous. The nation is also bowing down to all the security personnel of the country.
The CM said that Mahatma Gandhi laid emphasis on women's empowerment. “Mahatma Gandhi worked to empower women and provide them self-employment.
Our double engine government is also working accordingly. Today, in order to enable women to stand on their feet, they have been trained in sewing and trainees are being given certificates along with sewing machines,” he said.
Das gave certificates to 218 trainees under Jharkhand State Khadi and Village Industries Board which included Parvati Devi of Ormanjhi, Lovely Choudhary, Leena Kumari, Sandhya Lakra, Jhama Prabha, Moni Das, Chanda Praveen Ritu Kumari Pathak and others.
On this occasion Urban Development Minister CP Singh, MP Ranchi Sanjay Seth, MLA Jeetu Charan Ram, Mayor Asha Lakra, Deputy Mayor Sanjeev Vijayvargiya, Cabinet Secretary Ajay Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Drinking Water and Sanitation department Secretary Aradhana Patnaik and other dignitaries and schoolgirls were present in large numbers.