The first man to sacrifice his life for integrity of the country in independent India was Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. It is due to his sacrifice that Kashmir is an integral part of India,” said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday.
Chouhan was speaking on the occasion of the death anniversary of founder member of Jan Sangh, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee which was observed at the State headquarters of BJP in the State capital.
Paying rich tributes to Mukherjee, Chouhan said that he was one of the greatest original nationalist thinker and philosopher. “He had an immense command on parliamentary knowledge and he was a Minister in Jawaharlal Nehru’s first Council of Ministers. He left the Ministry with full dignity and he contributed in development of the country on the basis of Indian ideas,” Chouhan noted.
He further said that Mukherjee had entered in Kashmir without any permit and gave the slogan that ‘two laws, two chiefs and two flags will not be allowed in one country’. “He believed that Kashmir is an integral part of the country and no permit is required to enter it,” he said, adding that on his martyrdom day every BJP worker is determined to give highest sacrifice for the nation.
later, He also inaugurated the blood-donation camp organised by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) at Manas Bhawan here. Inaugurating the camp, he said that blood donation is a symbolic expression of Mukherjee’s ideals of infusing life blood in sick humanity.
The State unit of BJYM organised such camps all across the State on Sunday. Addressing such camp in Dewas party’s State organisation secretary Arvind Menon said that youth have the energy to change the face of the country. He urged the Morcha to imbibe the youth with dedication for social service in tune with the ideals of Mukherjee.
State president of BJYM Amardeep Mourya said in Indore that the personality of Mukherjee is worth imitating due to his unwavering faith and commitment to unity and integrity of the nation. He informed that 3,500 unit of blood was collected in the State in a single day. The death anniversary of Mukherjee was observed by the party in all the organisational districts. In Raisen, State vice-president of BJP Gauri Shankar Shejwar addressed the meeting.