Expressing the State’s gratitude to martyrdom of soldiers, Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Saturday promised gamut of basic amenities for the native places of those who laid their lives in the service of the motherland. Das was addressing a gathering on the occasion of coffee table book launch —Shourya Gatha — that depicts stories of soldiers.
While releasing a coffee table book that depicts lives of martyrs associated with Jharkhand on Saturday, Das eulogised the efforts as benefiting future generation.
“State Government will identify villages of martyrs and will provide basic facilities there. Villages of soldiers who sacrificed their lives are model villages for us. Our government’s effort will be to introduce biographies of those soldiers in the curriculum so that the future generation draws inspiration out of it,” said Das.
The CM added that people need to take draw inspiration and learn discipline, devotion and duties from the lives of soldiers. He said number of people who lecture on rights has grown however one must not forget his duties as living life for oneself is not the objective of life rather living for others is a quintessence of living a real life.
“There is a need to inculcate passion for living for the state and country. I am proud that is widely available in Jharkhand,” maintained Das.
Das expressed that any country is known because of its strength rather than prosperity. He emphasised that Gods reside where brave soldiers are revered and Jharkhand offers great respect to brave.
The launch programme was attended by Urban Development Minister, CP Singh; senior journalist and Rajya Sabha MP, Harivansh; Principal Secretary to CM, Sanjay Kumar; Managing Director of Prabhat Khabar, KK Goyanka and other eminent personalities.