Himachal Governor Acharya Devvrat on Sunday stressed upon developing awareness towards cleanliness with positive attitude so that the mission of Swachh Bharat could be achieved.
He said that it was the historical day today when two great leaders Mahatma Gandhi and lal Bhadur Shastri’s birth anniversaries were celebrated and the real tribute to both the dynamic leaders would be to follow the path they had shown.
The Governor said this while inaugurating the free medical check-up camp and Swachhta Abhiyan at Ghanahatti in Shimla.
The Governor also participated in a cleanliness campaign at Ghanahatti. He himself took a broom and cleaned the street along with members of the Rotary Club and people in large.
He said that every citizen should be aware about his duty to keep the surroundings clean and the youth should be brought into mainstream and motivated to participate in nation building activities and associated with social campaigns for bringing awareness in the society.
Earlier, while speaking at ‘Pratibha Samman Samaroh’ organized by district Solan, the Governor stressed the need to re-establish the high values and culture and emphasized to make the way of thinking ‘world wide’ which was important for the peace and human well-being.
He also stressed upon the need for seriousness towards education and said that it was not the physical invention which builds the strong nation but the teachers, who were responsible to instill the values of patriotism, discipline, humanity in the students, so that they grow up as sensitive and responsible human beings.
He said that over the years, there had been degradation in society and we were responsible for these conditions as we are not discharging our duties properly.
The Governor said that it was unfortunate that our society was mostly affected by the evil of female feticide, which should be checked and added that uneven sex ratio could disturb balance of the society.
He also urged the educated society to participate in social awareness campaign and work for eradicating social evils from the society.
Himachal CM pays tribute to Gandhi, Shastri
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Sunday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister lal Bahadur Shastri here on their birth anniversaries.
He said the nation was indebted to both the leaders for the nation building. The Chief Minister said following their ideals in true spirit was the best tribute to them. At a function on the Ridge, the Chief Minister, who was accompanied by cabinet colleagues Vidya Stokes and Thakur Singh Bharmouri, administered an oath of 'Swachh Bharat and Swachh Himachal' or clean India and clean Himachal to the gathering.
He also signed ‘Swachhata Shapath’ for keeping Himachal ‘Green and Clean’. October 2 is the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi who is also known as the "Father of the Nation".