DJ Venkatesh
Diglipur, 30 Dec: Along with the other parts of these Islands Diglipur also paid rich tributes to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose today.
In a function held at Children’s park, Diglipur members of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Statue Establishment Committee (NSCBSEC) and general public gathered today evening at Netaji Statue and offered floral tributes. Secretary M L Das, Pradhan Subhash Gram Smti. Alpana Mondal garlanded the statue of Netaji.
Later Pradhan R K Gram, Tehsildar Diglipur Shri B C Das and general public offered floral tributes to Netaji.
Sweets were distributed to the general public on the occasion.
On December 30, 1943, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the Tri-colour for the first time at the Gymkhana Ground (Netaji Stadium) in Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Netaji was the first Indian to reclaim a British governed land of India.
Bose’s visited the islands as the head of the Provisional Government of Azad Hind marked a symbolic fulfilment of his promise that the Indian National Army would stand on Indian soil by the end of 1943.
