Members of the Congress party in Uttarakhand commemorated the birth anniversary of Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant here at the Congress Bhawan and in other places across the State on Sunday.
The Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Pritam Singh paid floral tributes at a portrait of Pant on the occasion. Addressing the Congress party members on the occasion, he said that Pandit GB Pant was a person with unparalleled talent and a courageous person. Singh said, “His contribution in the Indian national freedom struggle and his role against the Simon commission is etched in golden letters in the pages of history.
He always strongly opposed various social ills affecting the society like the Zamindari system and Coolie Begar practice. In his roles as the union home minister and as the chief minister of undivided Uttar Pradesh, he also laid a strong foundation for development. He dedicated his entire life to selfless public service. He left a strong impression on Indian politics and it was due to his capability, administrative acumen and major contribution in the national freedom struggle that he was conferred with the Bharat Ratna award.”
In Haldwani, tributes were paid to Pant at Tikonia by various leaders including the leader of opposition in the Vidhan Sabha and Haldwani MlA Indira Hridayesh, former union minister and BJP leader Bachi Singh Rawat, the city mayor Jogender Pal Singh Rautela and the district Panchayat chairperson Sumitra Prasad. Students from various local schools presented cultural items on patriotic themes to mark the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Hridayesh said that it was due to Pant’s skills that India achieved a high standing in the international community while retaining its unit and fundamental values. Imbibing the values espoused by Pant will be the real tribute to the stalwart, she opined. Expressing his views Bachi Singh Rawat spoke about aspects of Pant’s life, adding that he was still an ideal for administrators in the nation.