Earlier in the day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also paid tribute to Mookerjee. The minister said every Indian is indebted to Mookerjee for "his unique efforts for the integrity of the country."
Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary on Saturday. The minister said that every Indian is indebted to Mookerjee for "his unique efforts for the integrity of the country."
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday, said that on June 23, 1953, Syama Prasad Mukherjee made the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of a united India, advocating for one nation, one leader, and one law.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with top BJP leaders paid tribute to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his death anniversary on Sunday. PM called Mookerjee a great son of the country, eminent thinker and educationist.
On the death anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi president, Virendra Sachdeva, along with Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat and other BJP leaders, paid floral tributes in Delhi on Sunday.
The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority awarded a contract to the Dredging Corporation of India to keep the shipping channel leading to Haldia Dock clear. Valued at Rs 2015.88 crore, the contract will be valid for the period of five years.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), has received the letter of intent (LOI) for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the container facility at the Netaji Subhas Dock at the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata.
In its 154-year history, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata including Kolkata Dock System (KDS) and Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), achieved a milestone in the just-concluded financial year 2023-24 by handling 66.4 million tonnes of cargo.
CM Yogi said that the ideology of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee towards India is being implemented effectively under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also paid his tribute to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder, saying that the county will always be indebted to Dr Mookerjee for his immense contribution towards the unity and integrity of the country.
The ceremony is likely to inaugurate regular transit of cargo ships between Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port in Kolkata, India, and Sittwe Port in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, heralding a new age of transportation between the two countries.