Satish Aditya
Motihari : Amrit Mahotsav (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav), a grand festival to commemorate the 75th year of India’s independence was launched here on March 12 , 2021, marking the historical day of Mahatma Gandhis Dandi March, was organised here by Mmahatma Gandhi Central University(MGCU), Motihari with much great enthusiam.
A big procession was taken out bythe students and teachers on this occasion from MGCU Chanakya campus . It was flagged off by Prof Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, Vice Chancellor of MGCU. After parading on main road the procession reached Gandhi Udyan where the students and teachers paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his bust. They also paid floral tributes to the freedom fighters who laid down their lives during freedom movement.
Addressing the students and teachers on the occasion, Prof Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, VC , MGCU, said,” We have got independence after a long struggle and sacrifices made by freedom fighters hence there is need to follow the ideals for which the great leaders and freedom fighters sacrificed themselves. The young
generations should take lessons from these heroes of freedom movement. The university or colleges are not only for teaching and learning but to make a sensitive and modern society of good citizens. We have to make a stronger democratic country, Atmnirver Bharat.” He further said that 75 Amrit Mahotsav events
would be organised during 75 weeks at different places by MGCU to commemorate the occasion.
Mahatma Gandhi Champaran Satyagrah Smriti Samiti began Amrit Mahotsav on March 12 to mark Bapus Dandi March and a padyatra was taken out from Charkha Park with national flag. The Samiti members offered floral tributes on the bust of Mahatma Gandhi. They also paid homage at the memorial installed erected in memory of the freedom fighters near Gandhi Smarak .Chandra Bhushan Pandey, President of the Samiti, said that the common men should take part in this grand festival to make India Atmnirver .”We should reach out to poor people in remote areas to ensure their welfare,” Pa ndey said.