Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) on Thursday celebrated Sadbhawna Diwas on the occasion of birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and paid a warm tribute to him at a programme organised by the party by following social distancing in the State Capital.
JPCC Chief cum Finance Minister, Rameshwar Oraon paid tributes to Gandhi by garlanding his portrait at a function at the party headquarter in the State Capital,.
Speaking on the occasion, Oraon said that Rajiv Gandhi was a visionary and laid the foundation for taking India into the 21st century.
"Rajiv Gandhi was the father of the communication revolution along with the creation of modern India. On one hand, Gandhi took the initiative to modernize India through the communication revolution, while the spirit of the Country was strengthened by giving villages the panchayati raj. Rural India was empowered through Panchayati Raj.
Gandhi reduced voting rights from 21 years to 18 years to connect the youths of the Country with the mainstream.
The Country can never forget Rajiv Gandhi's initiative to provide solution to the problem of Punjab, control over defection law and others. Every attempt by Gandhi has been to make India strong in front of the world," said Oraon.
Members of Parliament Geeta Koda, former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, Oraon, Executive Chairman Keshav Mahato Kamlesh, Rajesh Thakur, former Minister Geetashree Oraon and MLA Rajesh Kachhap were present on the occasion.Meanwhile, on the occasion of the 76th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister, Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi, led by Jharkhand Pradesh Professional Congress Committee (JPPC) president Aditya Vikram Jaiswal a programme was organised, in which gas burners and food items were distributed among poor and needy old age home in the State Capital.
On this occasion, Jaiswal said that on the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister, JPPC pays homage and tribute to those who laid a strong foundation to carry the Country in the 21st century. "Rajiv Gandhi had a special affection for Jharkhand. After visiting the remote rural tribal area of Jharkhand, he formed the Committee 'Forest Jharkhand Meters' and paved the way for a separate state. During his prime ministership, he did many important and historical works, which today the whole Country is benefiting from," he added.