Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah today attended the commemorative programme marking the 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, as the Chief Guest. A video message by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was screened during the programme. The event was attended by Chief Minister of West Bengal Shri Suvendu Adhikari, Union Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and several other distinguished dignitaries.
Addressing the gathering, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee made the supreme sacrifice for the integration of Kashmir with India. He said that Dr. Mukherjee had resigned from the country’s first Union Cabinet in protest against the Nehru-Liaquat Pact. Shri Shah said that Dr. Mukherjee firmly believed that India’s policies should reflect the ethos and aspirations of the nation. Shri Amit Shah said that, 63 years after the demise of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the foundation stone of his grand 125-foot-tall statue has been laid in Kolkata on the occasion of his 125th Birth Anniversary. He said that today, when the party founded by Dr. Mookerjee and guided by his ideology is in government in Bengal, his legacy is being accorded the honour it rightfully deserves in the state. Shri Shah said that the ceremony was not merely the groundbreaking for a statue of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, but also the foundation for the fulfillment of the resolve of Sonar Bangla. He said, alongside the grand statue of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute, dedicated to research on India’s security, will also be established.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that today, the organisation founded by Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee is governing nearly two-thirds of the country’s geographical area and more than two-thirds of its population in accordance with its policies. He said that while establishing the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Dr. Mookerjee had resolved that merely changing governments would not transform India’s destiny. He believed that the policies of independent India should emanate from the ethos of the country’s own soil and should not bear the imprint of the West. Shri Amit Shah said that wherever the soul of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee may be today, it would certainly be blessing India as it progresses under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in accordance with his vision. He said that Dr. Mookerjee had shown the path towards building a modern India by harmonising development with heritage while preserving the nation’s rich cultural legacy. Shri Shah added that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has imbibed this guiding principle and strengthened the foundations of India’s development, so that the country can realise the goal of becoming a fully developed nation by 2047 while ensuring that the flag of its rich cultural heritage flies highest across the world.
