India is all set to celebrate its 77th Independence Day this year on August 15. Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the ‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’ campaign to honour the martyrs and to pay tribute to those who made the supreme sacrifice for the country. The campaign will run from August 9 to August 15 and multiple events have been planned across the country by the state governments as well as the Centre.
As the campaign started today, students from Shri Swaminarayan Gurukul Vidyalaya in Surat, Gujarat, created a human chain in the shape of India’s map.
#WATCH | Gujarat | Students from Shri Swaminarayan Gurukul Vidyalaya in Surat made a human chain in the shape of India's map highlighting the slogan 'Meri Maati, Mera Desh'
To honour the brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, the Central Govt will organise… pic.twitter.com/Lq6f6IbISh
— ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2023
Not just Surat, other cities in India are also gearing up to celebrate the campaign with great enthusiasm. The National Service Scheme (NSS) units of Bathinda’s Guru Kashi University started a plantation drive to mark the occasion.
#NSS #Y20India #G20India #MeriMatiMeraDesh #Maatikonaman #VeeronkavandanPlantation drive Under "Meri Maati Mera Desh" by Nss Units of Guru Kashi University, Bathinda - Punjab@NSSRDChandigarh @_NSSIndia pic.twitter.com/0kegfPHCbl
— NSS Punjab (@NssPunjab) August 9, 2023
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu tweeted that all senior government officers and deputy commissioners have been instructed to make the Meri Mati Mera Desh campaign a grand success. “The objective is not to remember our heroes only on special days, but throughout the year,” Khandu wrote.
We can never forget our heroes who have made great sacrifices in service to our country.
The nationwide ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ programme being celebrated between August 9 and 14, is a befitting tribute in recognizing and celebrating our countless heroes.All senior government… pic.twitter.com/XiqEJywYjc— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) August 7, 2023
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis dropped a post about the launch of the campaign in the state. An event was held at Mumbai’s August Kranti Maidan, the place where Mahatma Gandhi marked the start of the Quit India Movement in 1942. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar were also present at the event.
🕘 9 am | 9-8-2023 📍 August Kranti Maidan, Mumbai | स. ९ वा. | ९-८-२०२३ 📍 ऑगस्ट क्रांती मैदान, मुंबई.
🔸’मेरी माटी-मेरा देश’ अभियान शुभारंभ आणि ऑगस्ट क्रांती मैदानातील पुरातन वास्तुजतनाच्या विविध कामांचे लोकार्पण🔸Launch of 'Meri Maati Mera Desh' initiative and inauguration… pic.twitter.com/q6Dm5N4Qs0— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) August 9, 2023
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) marked the start of the Meri Mati Mera Desh campaign with the 36th Battalion organising a lecture at Uttarakhand’s Lohaghat on the Har Ghar Tiranga Program. A ‘Pach Pran Pledge’ was also taken by the battalion.
A lecture was organised by 36th Battalion ITBP, Lohaghat, Uttarakhand for Himveers on Har Ghar Tiranga program. Panch Pran Pledge was also taken by Himveers under the theme Meri Maati Mera Desh. #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav#HarGharTiranga#MeriMaatiMeraDesh#Himveers pic.twitter.com/uf67YtYzr0
— ITBP (@ITBP_official) August 8, 2023
In his Mann Ki Baat address last month, PM Modi announced the Meri Mati Mera Desh programme to honour martyred soldiers. The campaign will continue till August 30 with events at the national, state, block and village levels.
An 'Amrit Kalash Yatra' will be organised to symbolise the commitment to ‘'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’. Under this, soil from all corners of the country will be carried to New Delhi in 7,500 urns. These urns will be used to create an ‘Amrit Vatika’ near the National War Memorial at India Gate. The campaign will be the concluding event of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, which celebrates 75 years of India’s Independence.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
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