At Governor Ram Naik’s initiative Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to comemmorate 101 years of lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s famous slogan ‘Swarajya mera janmsidhh adhikar hai given in lucknow in 1916, with a grand celebraation.
In a letter to the Governor, the CM has said that speech competitions and cultural programmes will be organised at all universities on December 29, 2017.
Earlier, Naik had written to the wife of Tilak’s great grandson that he had given the slogan on 29 December 1916 in lucknow. In the letter, Naik had said that the slogan inspired all Indian citizens and motivated them to fight against the British government.
In an inspiring speech at a programme organised in lucknow, freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak had said ‘Swarajya mera janmsidhh adhikar hai ... aur main ise le kar rahunga.’ (Swaraj is my birth right ... and I will take it’.