Port Blair, Oct 31: Rashtriya Sankalp Diwas (National Dedication Day) was observed throughout the A&N Islands today. To mark the occasion, a function was organized in the JNRM Auditorium here this morning in which the Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM garlanded the portrait of former Prime Minister of India, Late Smt Indira Gandhi and offered floral tributes. Thereafter the Lt Governor paid tributes to Sardar Vellabh Bhai Patel on his birth anniversary. This was followed by paying of floral tributes by the Chief Secretary and other dignitaries present on the occasion.
On the occasion, the Lt Governor administered a pledge to the gathering present at the auditorium. Two minutes silence was observed to mark the death anniversary of former Prime Minister of India, Late Smt Indira Gandhi. Teachers of the Education department sang patriotic songs on the occasion.
To mark the day, befitting programmes highlighting the sacrifice of Smt Gandhi for the unity and integrity of the country and the contribution of these two great Indian leaders in the nation building process are also being organized at various places of the Islands.
