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June 25 is an indelible day the day when democracy and the rights of citizens in the country were trampled
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June 25 is an indelible day the day when democracy and the rights of citizens in the country were trampled
In the history of Independent India, there are many important dates which are both eventful and historic. November 26 is one such historic day also known as Constitution Day. The Constituent Assembly of India adopted India’s Constitution on this day, in 1949.
To make this day ever more significant, and to make the ethos of Indian Constitution memorable, the Narendra Modi government, in 2015, decided to celebrate the day officially. Post Independence, the leaders of our great country firmly decided that the fruits of Independence have to be enjoyed by all sections of society. The result was: universal adult suffrage and India emerging as the world’s biggest democracy. To strengthen our unity amid diversitie
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Usha Mehta, Freedom Fighter against British Rule in India
At 22, she helped establish the underground station Congress Radio, which amplified Mahatma Gandhi s message of rebellion.
- By Geneva Abdul
When Mahatma Gandhi gave his famous Do or Die speech on August 8, 1942, galvanizing Indians to demand the end of British rule, Usha Mehta heeded the call.
With the help of other activists, Mehta, who was 22 at the time, secured a ghost transmitter and started an underground radio station to amplify Gandhi s message. When the press is gagged and all news banned, a transmitter certainly helps a good deal in furnishing the public with the facts of the happenings and in spreading the message of rebellion, Mehta recalled in a 1969 interview.
THANT S APEEAL
UN Secretary General U Thant appealed today to all governments and private sources to send relief assistance for the Bangladesh refugees who had crossed over to India. In a public statement he said while he could not estimate the exact number of refugees who had crossed the border there was no doubt that the unfortunate people needed immediate assistance from all quarters of the world. The Indian government s preliminary estimates indicate that such assistance might be of the order of about £73 million for the next six months, he added.
He expressed the hope that the refugees would be voluntarily repatriated at the earliest possible time. U Thant had under consideration a request from Pakistan for food and equipment to ease the situation in Bangladesh.