Subhash Chandra Bose hailed on birth anniversary

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s 128th birth anniversary was marked with zeal in Bengaluru on Thursday. The State government held an official programme in the Vidhana Soudha, which was attended by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Agriculture Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy and others. “Subhash Chandra Bose, who wanted to free India from the yolk of British rule, was willing to sacrifice his life for the goal.

He was a patriot of distinction,” Siddaramaiah said. He made the comments after paying floral tributes to a portrait of the freedom fighter near the west gate of the Vidhana Soudha on Thursday. The CM pointed out that Bose believed it was difficult to get rid of colonial rule by way of a struggle of nonviolent, non-co-operation as advocated by Gandhi. “Therefore, he established the INA (Indian National Army) with the intention of overthrowing British rule in India through an armed struggle,” Siddaramaiah said.

Left orgs mark day: The All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) Bengaluru District Committee also organized a series of events to commemorate the birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose. The relevant events were held in various government, aided, and private schools and colleges across the city, including Nrupatunga College, Government Arts, 13th Cross Girls' High School, Jyothi High School, New Vision School, Guruguntepalya Government Higher Primary School, Sunkenahalli Government High School, Hoskote Girls' High School, Chamarajpet BBMP High School, Karnataka Public School - Basavanagudi, as well as public places like 18th Cross Grounds, Malleshwaram Grounds, Bashyam Park, and Gundurao Ground.

These programmes aimed to inspire students to inculcate the values and ideals of Netaji and cultivate good character. They also upheld the need to address pressing issues like the commercialization of education, unemployment, and increasing atrocities on women.