The 67th Independence Day was celebrated with simplicity in different parts of the Kumaon division, remembering the sacrifices of the martyrs who laid their lives for the sake of nation during the freedom struggle.
State Finance Minister Indira Hridayesh here on Thursday, unfurled the tricolor at the local Congress office Swaraj Ashram and at the sports stadium.
Paying tributes to the martyrs on this occasion Hridayesh said that “our freedom fighters sacrificed their lives for the sake of nation. Therefore, we must take their sacrifices as inspiration in our life and work for all round development of the nation.”
“During the past 66 years India has progressed in every sphere of society and it is the duty of every citizen to work for the nation. Only then we can compete with others in this competitive world,” she added.
Expressing grief over deaths of a huge number of people due to natural calamity in Uttarakhand this year, the Finance Minister called upon the people to extend a helping hand to the victims of the disaster.
It is the duty of all of us to reach out to the people who have been affected by the natural disaster in the state. At the same time, she added, the State Government is committed to helping all the victims of the natural disaster.
In his address on this occasion, Mayor of Haldwani, Jogendra Rautela, paying tributes to the martyrs said that today corruption and terrorism are cause of serious concern for all of us. To make India a strong and prosperous country we all will have to fight these social evils unitedly, he called upon the people.
The school children also celebrated the Independence Day but with simplicity remembering the sacrifices of the freedom fighters.
Similarly, the Independence Day was also celebrated in other parts of the Kumaon region with simplicity and the Independence Day celebrations went off
peacefully in the region.