GUWAHATI, Jan 24 – Along with the rest of the country, the State also fondly remembered the great freedom fighter and courageous leader Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 112th birth anniversary today. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, while speaking at a function organized by the Greater Assam Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Celebration Committee, said that Netaji continues to be the icon for the patriotic people of India.
“He is still living in the hearts of people and his contribution to the Indian freedom struggle is a glaring example of his courage, exuberance and leadership traits. In other words, he had a great impact on the masses. The stories of his valour still inspire the people of the country,” said Gogoi.
The Chief Minister further added that though the country’s freedom struggle is over, there are still some problems including unemployment, illiteracy, under development and terrorism and the examples of our great leaders would guide us in fighting out those problems.
He also distributed hearing-aids and wheelchairs, donated by Kartik Sena Foundation, to the physically challenged people.
Pitambar Dev Goswami, the Satradhikar of Auniati Sattra, while speaking on the occasion said that India now needs a leader like Netaji, who can lead the country in difficult times. Speaking briefly on his life and works, he emphasized that Bose exhibited the qualities of a great general, a good politician and also an enlightened commoner, which are rare in an individual. “His words were the ultimate conviction for the lakhs of people, who were not hesitant to sacrifice their lives at his call. Today also, we are seeking a leader with a clear and tough stand to bailout the country in this hour of crisis,” he added.
Presiding over the meeting, Captain Robin Bordoloi, legislator and son of Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi highlighted the role played by the Netaji to save Assam from going to the clutches of Pakistan. “He helped Lokapriya Bordoloi in forming his government defeating Md Shadulla. The people of Assam also, irrespective of caste, creed or tribe, voted for him in the presidential election of the Congress, held at Tripuri in Madhya Pradesh in 1939. In that election Bose won against Pattabhi Sita Ramaiya, a candidate for the same, supported by Mahatma Gandhi,” he added.
Four eminent personalities, Nrityacharya Jatin Goswami, researcher and journalist Rupam Baruah, Dr Jamini Phukan and social activist Aruna Mukherjee were felicitated at the function.
The Netaji Statue Development Committee of Pandu College Gate organized various competitions on the occasion.
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