Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – Madhya Pradesh general secretary Arvind Bhadauriya said that the BJP has chalked out an ambitious plan of organising grand programs to mark the 70th anniversary of independence on August 9 titled as ‘Azadi -70 Yaad karo qurbani’ (Independence 70 – remember sacrifice).
Programs would be ordained at all the sacred places of the State that are associated with the brave martyrs during the ‘Azadi -70 Yaad karo qurbani’ and Tiranga Yatra, he added.
Bhadauriya said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi would participate in a historic rally in tribal area of the State on August 9 at Bhabra the birthplace of great revolutionary martyr Chandra Shekhar Azad.”
Bhadauriya further said that the purpose of organising these programs is to make youth of the State sensitive with the freedom struggle and to infuse the spirit of nationalism in them. Programs would be organized at over 100 places in the country including Sabarmati Ashram, Cellular Jail, Jaliyanwala bagh, Cherichera and Dandi while programs would also be organised in the State and districts.
He said that on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of independence the same spirit of nationalism is to be infused in the youth of the country that was felt by the then citizens of the country in 1947.
He said that as per the program chalked out by the party leadership Tiranga Yatra would start from August 15, Torch rally on August 14 and on August 18 that would be the Raksha Bandhan day the sisters of the women cell of the party would tie Rakhis to the army personals and family members of army personals, while programs in honor of army personals would also be organized. Various competitive activities would be organized in schools, colleges and other educational
institutes.