The Raipur District unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) observed the 60th death anniversary of the noted Educationist and Founder of Jansangh Dr Shyamaprasad Mukherjee as ‘Martyrs Day’ at the party’s State headquarters ‘Ekatma Parisar’ on Sunday.
Highlighting the key events of Dr Mukherjee’s life on the occasion, State BJP President Ramsevak Paikra said that Dr Mukherjee was a patriot and had resigned from the Jawaharlal Nehru Cabinet to protest a provision on permit required to enter Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that Dr Mukherjee had resigned while protesting that there can be ‘no two symbols, two chiefs and two constitutions’ while referring to the proposal on introducing a permit system to enter Jammu and Kashmir. Dr Mukherjee was later arrested and died in mysterious circumstances in jail, Paikra said.
He said that Dr Mukherjee sacrificed his life for the preserving the unity and diversity of the country. BJP State Vice President Sachchidanand Upasane while speaking on the occasion said that Dr Mukherjee was born on July 6, 1901 in a well-known Bengali family and became a Senate member in 1923.
‘Dr Mukherjee laid the foundation of Jansangh on October 21, 1951 in Delhi and was made its President, he said. Raipur District President of BJP Ashok Pandey said that Dr Mukherjee devoted his entire life to preparing the party and as a result of which its workers are continuing on the path to development.