The Bangladesh government has decided to confer “Bangladesh Swadhinata Sammanona” upon former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi posthumously for her outstanding contribution to the country's Liberation War in 1971. Indira Gandhi will be the first ever foreigner to be given the highest state honour of Bangladesh.
The decision to award the highest state honour was taken in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh
Bestowal of the highest state award on the former Indian Prime Minister is in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the country's war of liberation in 1971. Indira Gandhi had thrown the full weight of the Indian government behind the Bangladesh war.
It is recognized by that country that East Pakistan, as Bangladesh was then known, would have never secured freedom from Pakistan had the then Prime Minister of India not lent full support - by way of men and material - on humanitarian grounds. It was a bold step executed with perfect precision for which Indira Gandhi was well known.
Bangladesh government is grateful to India for its timely help. For her most valuable and timely help to that country, the Indian Iron Lady has earned the highest state of Bangladesh.
Pakistan was determined to crush the Bangla movement for independence. The leaders of the movement were trust into jails. All political activity was banned. Martial law was declared to silence the voices of freedom. Those who protested were eliminated. Millions of people perished in the conflict that ensued. The people of Bangladesh were so terrified that millions of them fled and crossed over to India.
The Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will visit Bangladesh on July 25 to receive the award at the invitation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
President Zillur Rahman will formally hand over the honour to Indian Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, also daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi, at Bangabhaban on July 25.
The two other state honours--Bangladesh Muktijuddho Sammanona and Muktijuddho Moitree Sammanona--would be given to 47 people and five organisations for their meritorious contributions to the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
That country has also decided to honour about 500 foreign nationals, who contributed to the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will discuss bilateral relations with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a visit to Dhaka July 25. Her visit will be a positive step to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.
Her visit will be followed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Bangladesh is for two days on September 6-7.
The Prime Minister’s visit which will be the first in twelve years by an Indian Prime Minister during which several important accords, especially on Indo-Bangla border demarcation and other issues are expected to be signed.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
Rahul Gandhi takes the local Train to reach “Sabki Mumbai,”
February 05, 2010. Interaction with Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi for the younger generation present in the packed Bhaidas Hall at Vile Parle in Mumbai on Friday morning, proved to be a mesmerizing occasion. Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi was on a day-long visit to commercial capital of the country on Friday.... ‘Amchi Mumbai’ got a defining metaphor with transition to ‘Sabki Mumbai’, as Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi effortlessly mingled with all, sharing concerns and dreams for a very strong India, without any distinction of whatsoever, to drive home the fact to one and all that we are Indians first.
The students, gathered at Bhaidas Hall, listened to the young leader with rapt attention and even got their queries - varying from politics to nationalism – unraveled. They all left the venue with an ever lasting impression that Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi was just like them, with no ‘attitude’ or ‘hang-ups’.
Little wonder, soon after the interaction one student described Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandh, as ‘down to earth’ person, while another fellow student was yet to believe that Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had politely asked him not to address him as ‘Rahul Sirji’, rather simply as Rahul.
“Bilkul hi attitude nahin hai” (He does not have even slightest attitude), was what a young college student remarked soon after he stepped out of Bhaidas Hall. Then, for his fellow companion, “Rahul Gandhi’s interaction was amazing”.
Majority were college students, pursuing law, business management and other disciplines in colleges and other institutions of the commercial capital of the country.
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The students, gathered at Bhaidas Hall, listened to the young leader with rapt attention and even got their queries - varying from politics to nationalism – unraveled. They all left the venue with an ever lasting impression that Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi was just like them, with no ‘attitude’ or ‘hang-ups’.
Little wonder, soon after the interaction one student described Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandh, as ‘down to earth’ person, while another fellow student was yet to believe that Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had politely asked him not to address him as ‘Rahul Sirji’, rather simply as Rahul.
“Bilkul hi attitude nahin hai” (He does not have even slightest attitude), was what a young college student remarked soon after he stepped out of Bhaidas Hall. Then, for his fellow companion, “Rahul Gandhi’s interaction was amazing”.
Majority were college students, pursuing law, business management and other disciplines in colleges and other institutions of the commercial capital of the country.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
A System being put in place to ensure free and fair organizational elections in NSUI,YC:Rahul Gandhi
January 19, 2010, Bhopal: Congress General secretary Rahul Gandhi on the concluding day of his two-day tour of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, while interacting with media persons, said conducting organizational elections for the frontal set-ups National Students Union of India (NSUI) and the Youth Congress (YC), is complex but then a system has been evolved to overcome it
..... “To ensure free and fair process with no space for any kind of discrimination, we have introduced a system to this effect, so that those keen to join politics and have clean backgrounds, get inducted in NSUI and YC,” elaborated Congress General Secretary.Citing the case of Tamil Nadu, he said in the organizational election for YC, about 1,000 activists, enrolled after fair scrutiny, are taking part.
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..... “To ensure free and fair process with no space for any kind of discrimination, we have introduced a system to this effect, so that those keen to join politics and have clean backgrounds, get inducted in NSUI and YC,” elaborated Congress General Secretary.Citing the case of Tamil Nadu, he said in the organizational election for YC, about 1,000 activists, enrolled after fair scrutiny, are taking part.Read More
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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