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Dhami Pays Tribute to Gandhi, Shastri and Uttarakhand Martyrs
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami remembered Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
He paid flowers to their portraits on their birth anniversaries.
Dhami said Gandhi’s ideas about truth and non-violence are still important.
He also praised Shastri for being honest, simple and dedicated to India.
Shastri’s slogan was “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan.”
Later, Dhami visited a memorial in Dehradun.
He honored people who died while working for Uttarakhand to become a separate state.
He said their sacrifices should guide the state’s future development.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries.
Dhami highlighted Gandhi’s principles of truth, non-violence, humanity, peace and social cohesion.
He recalled Shastri’s simple life, honesty, dedication and slogan, “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan.”
Dhami later paid homage to martyrs of the Uttarakhand statehood movement at Shaheed Sthal in Dehradun.
He pledged respect and welfare for statehood activists and the families of those who died during the movement.
- Who
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan and other officials.
- What
- They paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri and martyrs of the Uttarakhand statehood movement.
- Where
- At Dhami’s residence, the Uttarakhand Secretariat and Shaheed Sthal at the Kachahari complex in Dehradun.
- When
- On Friday, during Gandhi and Shastri’s birth anniversaries.
- Why
- To remember the leaders’ contributions and honor the sacrifices made during the Uttarakhand statehood movement.
Key facts
- Chief minister
- Pushkar Singh Dhami
- Leaders remembered
- Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Memorial site
- Shaheed Sthal, Kachahari complex, Dehradun
- Statehood martyrs
- Activists who sacrificed their lives during the Uttarakhand statehood movement
- Shastri’s slogan
- “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”
- Cultural tribute
- Bharatkhande Music College presented a group rendition of “Vaishnav Jan”
- Government commitment
- Respect and welfare for statehood activists and families of those who died during the movement
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