Great men do not belong to one party: Dy CM Keshav Maurya on Netaji’s b’anniv
PRAYAGRAJ, January 23 (HS): Marking the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, the BJP is engaged in connecting with the sentiments of Bengali people. Deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya garlanded the statue of Bose at Subhash Crossing in Prayagraj on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Maurya said that Bose fought the freedom struggle from India right up to Europe, but he did not get the respect and recognition he deserved.
“Who says the BJP is showing love for Netaji for the first time? It was the BJP’s Vajpayee government which revealed the secrets of Netaji’s disappearance. The Mukherjee Commission was set up. When the BJP government came to power at the Centre again in 2014, Prime Minister Modi took the initiative to make public the files related to Netaji. He was honoured by hoisting the flag at the Red Fort with Netaji’s family,” retorted deputy CM Maurya while responding to the queries of HS.
He described Bose as India’s first international leader and said that he succeeded in persuading other countries to help India. The BJP is special as it carries forward the legacy and principles and gives due respect to the great men of the country. Maurya further added that the Modi government took the initiative to celebrate not only Bose’s but also the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi from last year. Even Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary party is celebrated with great enthusiasm. “Great men do not belong to one party,” he said.
Later, he went to the ashram of Swami Vasudevanand Saraswati in Alopibagh to attend a function and handed over a cheque of Rs. 11 lakh for the fundraising drive to facilitate construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. General Secretary of Ram Janmbhoomi Trust, Champat Rai received the cheque of Rs. 11 lakh from Keshav Maurya and a total of Rs. 3 crore from PWD workers and BJP volunteers.
Finally, he went to SRN Hospital, where a 35-year-old Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office bearer was shot at by some unidentified armed assailants under Mauaima police station in trans-Ganga area on Friday. The injured RSS office bearer identified as Dinesh Maurya, a resident of Markhamau village was admitted at SRN hospital where his condition was stated to be out of danger. Deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya met his family members at the hospital. SP (trans-Ganga) Dhawal Jaiswal told reporters that four persons have been detained.
According to ADG (Prayagraj) zone Prem Prakash, investigation is on keeping personal enmity and other angles in mind. The police got vital information regarding the shootout, and are very close to work out the case. Several teams of police have been constituted to work out the case at the earliest.
