Kakori Train Action Centenary celebrations aim to inspire respect for national heroes: CM Yogi

Lucknow : Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Saturday, reviewed the preparations for the Kakori Train Action Centenary Festival and Har Ghar Tiranga program in a high-level meeting at his official residence and gave necessary guidelines to the officials.

Describing the Kakori Train Action as an important event in India’s freedom struggle, the Chief Minister said that the state government will celebrate the centenary festival of Kakori Train Action with great pomp throughout the year with various activities to be held across the state. He also informed that a statewide ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign will be organized from August 9 to 15, 2024.

The guidelines provided by the Chief Minister are as follows:

*. The centenary festival of Kakori Train Action will start from August 9. On this occasion, programs should be organized on a large scale at the memorials/sites of martyrs and the banks of Amrit Sarovars in the state. The families of the martyrs, the families of freedom fighters, and ex-servicemen should be honored in the ceremony.

*. The cooperation and participation of school children, teenagers and youth should be ensured in these programs. Booklets should be prepared on Kakori Train Action and other events of the freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947, places as well as known and anonymous heroes of the freedom struggle. Competitions like Prabhatpheri, General Knowledge, Painting, Calligraphy-Essay, Debate, Speech etc. should be organized. Winners of various competitions should be awarded at district and state levels. Winning children should also be taken on a tour of Kakori Memorial Site.

*. Ministers in central and state governments and public representatives should also be connected with these programs. Tourism and Culture Department is the nodal department for this event. The department should coordinate with other departments and ensure preparation of events.

*Chief Secretary and Director General of Police should instruct the districts through video conferencing regarding programs related to Kakori Train Action and Har Ghar Tiranga. Along with this, Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary/Head of Department of concerned departments should also give guidelines to departmental officers about these programs at their levels.

*.While training the bands of Police, PAC, Home Guard, Paramilitary, Military, NCC and Schools, the national anthem and patriotic songs should be played at the martyr sites, monuments etc. of the state from August 9 to 15. Volunteers of Yuvak and Mahila Mangal Dal, Scout Guide, NCC, NSS should also be associated with the Kakori Train Action Centenary Festival and Har Ghar Tiranga programs.

*. Blood donation camps should also be organized through coordination with various civil societies, social organizations, commercial entities and voluntary organizations while public participation should be ensured and fruits distributed in hospitals with public cooperation.

*. Make a ‘logo’ for the Kakori Train Action Centenary Festival. It should be used in various programs organized throughout the year.

*. The Urban Development and Panchayati Raj departments should ensure proper cleanliness arrangements at all the places associated with the freedom struggle. There should be better cleanliness arrangements in the markets as well. Patriotic songs/tunes should be played.

*. Shaheed Mela should be organized in Lucknow and Shahjahanpur. Indigenous products should be encouraged in the exhibitions to be held as part of the Mela. Kavi Sammelans related to patriotism should be organized.

*. Shaheed Smriti Upvan should be established by organizing ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ program at all the martyr memorials, Amrit Sarovars and Amrit Vatikas of the state. About 100 saplings should be planted in it.

*. Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan should be organized in the entire state from August 9 to August 15. Uttar Pradesh has set a record of hoisting the maximum number of flags under the Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan in the recent years.

*. In view of the Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan, the supply of flags should be ensured by the concerned departments.

*. Better arrangements should be made for people to buy flags and correct information about hoisting the flag should be provided using various mediums.

*. Plastic flags must not be used at all.

*. Photos, videos and selfies of the programs related to Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan should also be uploaded on the portal.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister was informed that under the Kakori Train Action Centenary Festival, postal cover will be issued in coordination with the Postal Department. Kakori Shaurya Gatha Express mobile exhibition train will be operated through the Ministry of Railways. The festival will feature various programs related to the Kakori Train Action, covering topics such as “Glorious saga of the Freedom Struggle,” “National Reflection and Thought,” “Salute to the Martyrs,” “Environmental Protection as a Lifestyle,” “Cultural Heritage and Glorious History,” and “Dedication and Service to the Nation,” among others.