Staff Reporter,
Guwahati, July 28: Every year on July 28 the state Govt. observes “Deshbhakti Divas” to mark the death anniversary of Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan with a view to generate more awareness among people about the life and ideals of the great freedom fighter and to inspire the youth with nationalistic fervour. This year's state level “Deshbhakti Divas” organized by the Information & Public Relations Department at Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan Udyan at Bharalumukh in Guwahati today. On the occasion, the Information & Public Relations, Social Justice & Empowerment etc. minister Pijush Hazarika attended the programme as chief guest and offered floral tribute at the statue of Deshbhakta at the park and paid his deep tribute. In the chief guest’s oration the minister remembered the fame and glory of Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan. Hazarika said that Deshbhakti Divas would bring forth many neglected chapters of Assam’s history to public knowledge. Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan and Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi were the leading figures of the freedom movement in Assam who kindled the passion for independence among the people of the state. Highlighting Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan’s contribution to India’s freedom movement, Hazarika said that as president of the provincial Congress, Deshbhakta led the freedom movement in Assam and played a key role in Mahatma Gandhi’s first visit to the state in 1921 and the Congress session held at Pandu in 1926, which was crucial from many ways in the country’s independence movement. Deshbhakta was a visionary and always stood for the interest of the people of the state. It was due to his conflict with the Congress leadership on the participation of the party in the provincial government that he split away from Congress and formed “Asom Jan Sangha '' in 1936 - he added. The I&PR minister also announced that from the next year onwards, in connection with the “Deshbhakti Divas” an essay competition will be organized across the state at the initiative of the department and the best in this competition will be felicitated at the Deshbhakti Diwas function organized centrally. He also informed that the selected essays will be compiled and published in the form of books. The programme was started with an inaugural speech by Manabendra Dev Ray, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Assam. Several family members of Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan including grandson Jitendra Ram Phukan, Dr. Hemendraram Phukan, Bikram Phukan, granddaughters Rani Goswami, Indrani Baruah, grandson daughter-in-law Arupa Phukan and Dr Runjun Phukan were present in the programme among others.
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