PM Modi additionally unveiled the mannequin of the Nationwide Memorial devoted to Netaji.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees in a ceremony on Monday on the event of Parakram Diwas.
PM Modi additionally unveiled the mannequin of the Nationwide Memorial devoted to Netaji to be constructed on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, earlier generally known as Ross Islands. Residence Minister Amit Shah was additionally current on the ceremony in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The biggest unnamed island was named after the primary Param Vir Chakra awardee, Main Somnath Sharma, who misplaced his life in motion on November 3, 1947 whereas combating Pakistani infiltrators close to Srinagar Airport.
“These islands have been named after the 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, viz. Main Somnath Sharma; Subedar and Hony Captain (then Lance Naik) Karam Singh, MM; 2nd Lt. Rama Raghoba Rane; Nayak Jadunath Singh; Firm Havildar Main Piru Singh; Capt GS Salaria; Lieutenant Colonel (then Main) Dhan Singh Thapa; Subedar Joginder Singh; Main Shaitan Singh; CQMH. Abdul Hamid; Lt Col Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore; Lance Naik Albert Ekka; Main Hoshiar Singh; 2nd Lt. Arun Khetrapal; Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon; Main Ramaswamy Parameswaran; Naib Subedar Bana Singh; Captain Vikram Batra; Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey; Subedar Main (then Rifleman) Sanjay Kumar; and Subedar Main Retd (Hony Captain) Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav,” PMO additional acknowledged.
The Authorities had declared January 23 as Parakram Diwas in 2021 to commemorate the start anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Maintaining in thoughts the historic significance of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and to honor the reminiscence of Netaji, Ross Islands was renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep by the Prime Minister throughout his go to to the Island in 2018. Neil Island and Havelock Island had been additionally renamed Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep.
“Giving due respect to the real-life heroes of the nation has all the time been accorded the best precedence by the Prime Minister. Going forward with this spirit, it has now been determined to call the 21 largest unnamed islands of the island group after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees,” the assertion from the PMO learn.
The biggest unnamed island is known as after the primary Param Vir Chakra awardee, the second largest unnamed island will probably be named after the second Param Vir Chakra awardee, and so forth.
This step will probably be an eternal tribute to our heroes, a number of of whom made the last word sacrifice to guard the sovereignty and integrity of the nation.
In the meantime, PM Modi together with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Leaders of events in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Members of Parliament, former Members of Parliament, and different dignitaries pays floral tributes on the portrait of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose within the Central Corridor of Parliament Home on the latter’s start anniversary.
The portrait of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was unveiled by the then President of India N Sanjiva Reddy, within the Central Corridor of Parliament Home on January 23, 1978.
In keeping with Lok Sabha Secretariate, it was recognised that the floral tributes might function an efficient medium in spreading larger information and consciousness in regards to the lives and contributions of those towering nationwide icons among the many youth of the nation.
Accordingly, Parliamentary Analysis and Coaching Institute for Democracies (PRIDE), Lok Sabha Secretariat has launched the programme titled ‘Know Your Leaders’.
Born on January 23, 1897, Netaji performed a vital function in India’s freedom motion.
Subhash Chandra Bose established the Azad Hind Fauj. Whereas there’s a controversy over Bose’s demise in a airplane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, the Central authorities had in an RTI (Proper to Data) in 2017 confirmed that he had died within the incident.
Final 12 months, on the event of Netaji’s one hundred and twenty fifth start anniversary, the Prime Minister unveiled the hologram statue of the liberty fighter at India Gate in Delhi.