Our Correspondent
Imphal, Oct. 31(EMN): The Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed at 1st Bn Manipur Rifles parade ground in Imphal with Chief Minister N Biren Singh as chief guest on Monday.
Council of ministers, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Maharaj Leishemba Sanajaoba,MLAs, chairman of boards and corporations, chief secretary, deputy general of police, civil and police officers were present during the observation.
Addressing the gathering, Biren Singh said Manipur is moving forward towards development including improvement in connectivity with other states, and further appealed to the public to join hands and work together for further development of the state.
Expressing his desire to witness seriousness of all state government officials, especially high ranking officers during such observations, he stated that Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is observed from 2014 every year on October 31 to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man of India. He continued that every citizen of the country should know the importance of observance.
“Today, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi is revered across the world as a world leader because of the respect he and his works are shown by the people of the country,” the chief minister said.
He said that the Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme under the prime minister has imbibed self confidence in every Indian. Under the initiative, the country has made many developmental strides, he said, highlighting the laying of foundation for aircraft manufacturing facilities at Gujarat, export of fighter planes to other countries, and launching of commercial satellites, among others.
Chief Minister Biren Singh inspected the march past parade and also administered the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Pledge for all attending the function.
The march past parade led by Parade Commander Dy CO 2nd Manipur Rifles N Suraj Singh,and was participated by contingents of BSF, CRPF, Combined Manipur Rifles Male, Combined IRB Male, Civil Police Imphal West Male, Civil Police Imphal East Male, 9th IRB Mahila, NCC Boys and NCC Girls.