GUWAHATI: President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of the two house of Parliament on Friday started with a verse penned by ‘Asom Kesari’ and nationalist poet Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, who had laid the foundation for strengthening Assamese identity but within the framework of the grand Indian nationality.
President Kovind in his speech also said that a “policy for rapid development of North East while preserving its unique geographical, cultural and linguistic characteristics and its social identity is being implemented.”
President Kovind read out, “Whenever India has remained united, it has been able to attain even seemingly unattainable goals. This solidarity and Pujya Bapu’s inspiration had given us freedom from hundreds of years of colonial rule. Echoing the same spirit, Assam Kesari Ambikagiri Raichaudhuri the nationalist poet, had said, “Om tatsat Bharat Mahat, Ek chetonaat, Ek Dhyanot, Ek Sadhonaat, Ek Abegot, Ek Hoi Jaa, Ek Hoi Jaa”.