Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday appealed to the people of Assam to lit up earthen lamps at their homes on the occasion of Lachit Diwas on November 24.
While speaking at the inaugural speech of the week-long Audit Diwas celebrations in the presence of Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankar, he said the CAG had been able to perform our tasks with a sense of purpose and duty despite the challenges of newer priorities of governance and changi
Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar on Tuesday wrote a letter to West Bengal Information and Cultural Affairs Minister, Indranil Sen on Wednesday, to express disappointment over the deplorable act of installing a statue of Birsa Munda which is not as per the true spirit of th
"I am therefore condemning the installation of such an improper statue of our beloved Bhagawan Birsa Munda and urge upon to you to install a statue which will reflect and show the true spirit of the patriotism, sacrifice and rebellion," Union Minister Sarkar told West Bengal government.
Sonowal and Saha also unveiled the statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda at Ambassa in the Dhalai district and at Khowai in the Khowai district of the state. Earlier, they inaugurated Janjati Gaurav Diwas Maha Mela at Ambassa Dasami ghat.
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar will address former CAGs of India, Accountants General of states, officials of the Government of India and the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, apart from members of the Audit Advisory Board of the CAG.
Birsa Munda, who belonged to the Munda tribe, was born on November 15 in 1875. During the British rule in the late 19th century, he spearheaded an Indian tribal religious Millenarian movement across the tribal belt of modern-day Bihar and Jharkhand.
L-G Sinha congratulated the tribals on the occasion. The occasion of the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, the iconic tribal leader who led a rebellion against the British, is being celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.
As per the official statement, last year on November 19, the Prime Minister announced the withdrawal of the Farm Laws, SKM has decided that this day will be celebrated as Fateh Diwas.
The Ministry of Education under the leadership of Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be celebrating 'Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas' in a grand manner in the schools, skill and higher educational institutions across the country on November 1