Prime Minister to launch celebrations of 75 yrs of Independence from Gujarat March 12

March 6, 2021 1:16:34 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to launch the 75-year Independence celebrations, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, on March 12 marking a ‘Dandi March’ from the Gandhi Ashram in Sabarmati, Gujarat government’s top sources told The Indian Express. . Modi will also visit Gujarat on Saturday to address the farewell function of the Combined Commanders Conference which started on Friday in the town of Tent near the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, when he is also expected to update the commissioned central government Rs 1200 crore. Sabarmati Ashram remodeling project.

Modi is scheduled to arrive in Ahmedabad on March 12 to mark the 21-day march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in the Navsari district to mark the anniversary of the historic Salt March, which will also mark the launch of the 75th celebrations. Year of Independence.

Another government official related to the matter said: “The prime minister is expected on March 12 at the function near Sabarmati Ashram. The Dandi March will withdraw from the Ashram with 81 protesters. The protesters will take the same route that Mahatma Gandhi took in 1930. Some prominent personalities will also participate in the march, but the list of those personalities will be finalized in a few days. ” On March 12, Modi is expected to preside over an event held on the ground near Abhay Ghat, which is the samadhi of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai, alongside the Sabarmati Ashram, sources told this newspaper. Organizers, primarily the Ministry of Culture, have searched a database of all the original protesters and their current family coordinators to help plan the march, the sources said.

For the celebration of the 75th anniversary of independence, according to a statement from the Ministry of Culture issued by the Press Information Office, the Central Government has formed a National Committee under the presidency of the Prime Minister with 259 members.

“The National Committee includes dignitaries and eminent citizens from all walks of life. The Committee will provide political guidance and guidelines for the formulation of programs for the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, nationally and internationally … It is proposed that the celebrations begin 75 weeks before August 15, 2022, that is, March 12, 2021, which is the 91st anniversary of the historic Salt Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi. In order to discuss the modalities related to the preparatory activities for the commemoration as of March 12, 2021, with the members of the High Level Committee, it was decided to convene the first meeting of the Committee on March 8, 2021 ”, he adds the notice.

“Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to arrive on March 12 to attend a program at Sabarmati Ashram, where Dandi March will also score. The exact details of the March 12 program are being set by the Central Government and will be final shortly. Then an official announcement will be made, ”said a senior government official.

The March 12 program is likely to be a large-scale event, especially as the Gujarat and central government plan to consolidate around 63 Mahatma Gandhi-related buildings around the Sabarmati Ashram and turn them into a “world-class monument”, work for which it has begun.

The redevelopment of the Gandhi Ashram commonly known as Sabarmati Ashram, a brainchild of the Prime Minister, plans to consolidate 55 acres of land in and around the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust (SAPMT), which houses the Hriday Kunj.

The Ashram facilities will eventually have only three owners under the plan: the Gujarat government, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and SAPMT, rather than the six trusts that are currently aligned with it.

On Saturday, Modi will join the conference with national security adviser Ajit Doval.

Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Kevadia on Friday on a two-day visit to attend the Conference, landed at Vadodara Airport on Friday afternoon and took a helicopter to Kevadia.

The Narmada district administration has created four additional helipads to help senior defense forces dignitaries travel. The chiefs of the forces and dignitaries had arrived in Kevadia on Thursday night, a day in advance, and are installed in the town of tents. Singh will also spend the night in one of the luxury suites in the tent city.

On Friday, after his arrival in Kevadia, Singh visited the Statue of Unity for the first time together with the Chief of the Army Staff, General MM Naravane, the Chief Admiral of the Navy Kadambir Singh, the Chief of Defense Staff. , General Bipin Rawat and IAF Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria. Singh tweeted about his experience visiting the SoU, adding that the conference will see discussions and a review of “India’s security situation and defense readiness.”

A defense official told this newspaper that the conference is likely to discuss in detail the combined future operations and strategy of the Indian defense forces in the context of the conflict with China, which has lasted for about ten months. “The conference is attended by about 60 senior officials from the three forces. Compared to previous years, this year the conference is more interactive. It could not be carried out last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic ”.

Kevadia has become a restricted area from view of the conference. The district police have also issued prohibition orders to fly drones over the area during the ongoing conference.