Saturday, 03 October 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
The State government is striving towards achieving the state as envisioned by the statehood activists. Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said this after paying homage at Rampur Tiraha in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh to those who were killed in the shooting incident there during the statehood movement. Paying homage to those who had laid down their lives on the anniversary of the Rampur Tiraha incident, Rawat said that the state will always remember the contribution of the statehood activists.
He also recalled and paid homage to MK Gandhi and former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries. “However, in the history of Uttarakhand and undivided UP, this day is also considered a stain considering the manner in which statehood activists were exposed to inhuman torture with many losing their lives. The role of the locals who contributed to the honour and protection of the activists will also be remembered,” said the CM.
Recalling the struggles which had gone into creation of Uttarakhand state, Rawat said that today the state is on the path of progress. There has been rapid rise in the per capita income, education and infrastructure in the state. A strategically important state with nearly 600 kilometres of international borders, Uttarakhand now has roads reaching to near the border with China, he added.
BJP State president and MLA Banshidhar Bhagat, MLA Harbansh Kapoor, Muzaffarnagar MLA Pramod Udwal, Roorkee mayor Gaurav Goel and others were also present on the occasion.
