Police and Officials Organize Bike Rally for ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ in Guwahati
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 13: Ahead of the 78th Independence Day, the Kamrup (Metro) district administration, Police, and state transport department organized a bike and car rally in Guwahati under the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign.
Objective of the Campaign
Kamrup Metropolitan District Commissioner Sumit Sattawan stated that the main objective behind organizing the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign is to instill a nationalistic feeling. He said, “We have organized this bike and car rally in line with the government’s instructions. For the past two years, we have been organizing Har Ghar Tiranga programs every year. In line with those programs, this rally has been organized today. In various parts of Assam, such kinds of rallies are being organized. The sole purpose is to instill that nationalistic feeling and to ensure that everybody flaunts their flag on 15th August.”
Participation of Union Ministers
On Monday, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, was joined by hundreds of BJP Yuva Morcha members in a bike rally to celebrate the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign in Assam’s Tinsukia.
Earlier, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced the third edition of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign that will be celebrated from August 9-15 as part of the Independence Day celebrations. He stated that the initiative aims to instill a spirit of patriotism and national pride among citizens by encouraging every Indian to hoist the national flag. The Minister urged the citizens to hoist the Tiranga at their homes and click a selfie with the flag.
Prime Minister’s Appeal
On August 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also urged the citizens to make the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign a mass movement by hoisting the national flag at their homes. Changing his profile picture on social media to ‘Tricolour’, PM Modi further urged everyone to change their profile picture to the same.
Doubts Revealed
Har Ghar Tiranga -: ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ is a campaign in India where people are encouraged to hoist the national flag at their homes to show their love for the country.
Guwahati -: Guwahati is a big city in the northeastern part of India, in the state of Assam.
Kamrup (Metro) district administration -: This is the local government body that manages the Kamrup Metropolitan area, which includes Guwahati.
Independence Day -: Independence Day in India is celebrated on August 15th every year to mark the day India became free from British rule in 1947.
Kamrup Metropolitan District Commissioner -: The District Commissioner is a high-ranking official in charge of the administration of a district. Sumit Sattawan is the current commissioner for Kamrup Metropolitan.
Union Ministers -: Union Ministers are important people in the Indian government who are in charge of different departments. Sarbananda Sonowal and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat are two such ministers.
Sarbananda Sonowal -: Sarbananda Sonowal is a politician from Assam and a Union Minister in the Indian government.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat -: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is a politician from Rajasthan and a Union Minister in the Indian government.
