On the historic occasion of the 75th anniversary of independence, in the series of programs of Amrit Mahotsav being celebrated throughout the Indian Railways, on Monday, the Bhopal, Jabalpur and Kota divisions of West Central Railway, remembering the horrific memorial day of partition of the country organised photo exhibition and digital exhibitions.
These photo exhibitions were inaugurated by the freedom fighters of the respective region in the presence of dignitaries.
Chief Public Relations Officer Rahul Srivastava said that through these exhibitions, an attempt has been made to make people aware of the difficulties faced by the people during the partition of the country and the reality of the then history.
A total of 7 railway stations in Jabalpur division, Jabalpur, Satna, Katni, Rewa, Sagar, Damoh, Narsinghpur, Pipariya, had a photo exhibition related to partition. In a dignified ceremony in the presence of Divisional Railway Manager Sanjay Biswas, freedom fighter Komalchand Jain inaugurated the photo exhibition.
In Kota division photo exhibition was organized at total 7 railway stations in Kota which included railway stations like Kota, Baran, Jhalawar City, Bundi, Baran, Sawai Madhopur, Hindaun City, Bharatpur in the
presence of Divisional Railway Manager Pankaj Sharma and Freedom Fighter Late. Ajit Singh's son Manveer Singh.
In Bhopal division a picture exhibition related to Partition Memorial was organized at selected 10 stations (Harda, Hoshangabad, Rani Kamalapati, Sanchi, Bina, Ashoknagar, Guna, Shivpuri, Shajapur, Vyavra-Rajgarh).
At Rani Kamalapati station, the digital exhibition of Country Partition Memorial Day was unveiled by Home, Jail, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra. On this occasion Divisional Railway Manager Saurabh Bandopadhyay, Freedom Fighters Respected Devi Sharan and Narayani Devi and other dignitaries were present.