Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Sunday extended greetings to the people on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and urged them to contribute to the development of the state.
Paying tributes to the Father of the Nation, the Chief Minister said that the country had attained freedom due to the efforts made by great leaders like him, who worked on the principles of peace and non-violence.
Mahatma Gandhi laid great emphasis on cleanliness. Now, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has set a target to achieve cleanliness throughout the country by his 150th birth anniversary in 2019. The State Government has also set a target to make the state clean by October 2, 2017, said the Chief Minister while interacting with media persons after performing ‘havan’ and offering prayers at Sidhi Peeth Maa Kali Temple and a nearby gurdwara at Kalka in Panchkula district, on the second day of Navratri festival.
The Chief Minister said that the day was also being observed as ‘Gram Sachivalaya Divas’ in the state. Ministers, MPs and MlAs met the people in Gram Sachivalayas. Apart from this, members of Panchayats will prepare outlines for development works in association with the people so that villages may also be developed on the pattern of cities, he added.