Jharkhand State Congress Committee (JPCC) decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh Liberation War 1971 and remember its historical importance. The party organised a seminar to showcase the illustrious and exemplary leadership of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Ramgarh on Wednesday.
JPCC Spokespersons Alok Kumar Dubey, Lal Kishore Nath Shahdeo and Rajesh Gupta visited Ramgarh on the instruction of JPCC Chief Rameshwar Oraon to take stock of the preparations and ensure its success.
JPCC Spokespersons Alok Dubey, Kishore Shahdeo, Rajesh Gupta, Ramgarh District Congress Chief, Munna Paswan, senior Congress leader Shantanu Mishra and District Congress Spokesperson Mukesh Yadav in a joint statement said that the Convener, Bangla Desh Liberation War Commemoration Committee, Captain Praveen Dabur will inaugurate the programme on Wednesday. In the programme MLAs Mamta Devi, Amba Prasad, Umashankar Yadav will be present as Special Guests and senior Congress leaders will also be present on the occasion. Commemorations will be made successful under the supervision of State President of Panchayati State Organization, Jaishankar Pathak.
Dabur will come to Ranchi by Patna- Hatia train on August 18th and will go to Ramgarh by road from Ranchi and will inaugurate the seminar at 11:30 am. Retired soldiers will also be honored on the spot.
The party Spokespersons said that under the illustrious and exemplary leadership of former Prime Minister Late Indira Gandhi, the geopolitics of the sub-continent have been changed forever, there is a need to make the younger generation aware of this historic work, keeping this in mind, Congress President, Sonia Gandhi has formed an 11-member committee under the chairmanship of former Union Minister, AK Antony, which will be remembered throughout the Country on the completion of fifty years of Bangladesh Liberation.
“The year 2021 marks the golden jubilee of the Muktijuddho or the Liberation War. Bangladesh’s Independence in 1971 not only gave Bangladesh its freedom from the clutches of oppressive East Pakistan but changed the history and geopolitical scenario of South Asia,” said Dubey.
Lalkoshore Nath Shahdeo said that the oppressive military action by the then west Pakistan’s military led to a massive refugee and humanitarian crisis. The plight of the ten million refugees did have an impact on the Indian government and prompted it to launch a retaliatory action against Pakistan, he added.
Gupta said that however, India’s intervention was not only altruistic in nature, but was primarily based on realpolitik.