Paying tribute to ‘Bapu’ on his ‘Punya Tithi’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday recalled the “heroic sacrifices of all these nice men and women who devoted themselves in the direction of India’s freedom”. President Ram Nath Kovind urged Indians to stick to Mahatma Gandhi’s beliefs of peace, non-violence, simplicity, purity of means and humility.
“Tributes to the good Bapu on his Punya Tithi. His beliefs proceed to encourage tens of millions. On Martyrs’ Day we recall the heroic sacrifices of all these nice men and women who devoted themselves in the direction of India’s freedom and the well-being of each Indian,” PM Modi stated.
“On behalf of a grateful nation, my humble tributes to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi who embraced martyrdom today. We should always adhere to his beliefs of peace, non-violence, simplicity, purity of means and humility. Allow us to resolve to comply with his path of reality and love,” Kovind tweeted.
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar stated that Gandhi revolutionised the liberty battle within the colonial period by sowing the seeds of ‘Ahimsa’.
Vice chairman Venkaiah Naidu stated, “Mahatma Gandhi’s core values — the necessity to rise above casteism, communalism, regionalism and provincialism — ought to encourage youth at this time.”
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu tweeted, “Dwell as in case your have been to die tomorrow. Study as should you have been to reside endlessly: #MahatmaGandhi. Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi Ji on his Loss of life Anniversary.”
Recalling Gandhi’s struggles, former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav stated that his ideas of non-violence are giving power to the farmers’ protest even at this time. “Gandhiji’s ideas and experiments of reality and non-violence are nonetheless giving power to the peasant motion. The most important power on this battle is the assumption that reality prevails over untruth and that the upholder finally helps reality,” he stated.
राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी जी की पुण्यतिथि पर उन्हें कोटि-कोटि नमन!गांधी जी के सत्य-अहिंसा के विचार एवं प्रयोग आज भी किसान-आंदोलन में शक्ति प्रदान कर रहे हैं. इस संघर्ष में सबसे बड़ी शक्ति ये विश्वास ही है कि असत्य पर सत्य की ही जीत होती है और ऊपरवाला अंततः सच का ही साथ देता है. pic.twitter.com/3PyqxNTIUN
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) January 30, 2021
In the meantime, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath additionally paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the Gandhi Statue in Hazratganj, on his loss of life anniversary at this time.
Earlier than the coronavirus pandemic struck the world, Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas noticed the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister collect at Mahatma Gandhi’s Samadhi at Raj Ghat. The highest-most leaders of the nation lay wreaths in remembrance of the Mahatma. They’re joined by three service chiefs as properly.
