Jammu, August 09: An impressive work regarding the anniversary of India for today was held today in PCC headquarters Shahid Chowk Jammu, in which a large number of prominent workers participated and recalled the sacrifice and contribution of great leaders of the Indian National Congress, besides senior leaders of PCC, DCC and frontal organizations.
The function was presided over by former minister and working president pccc Shri Raman Bhalla and Attended by th. Balwan Singh (ex-mla), Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma (Ex-Mlc), Yogesh Sawhney (Ex-Minnister), Ved Mahajan (Ex-Mlc I/C HQ), Th. Balbir Singh (Ex-mla), Yash Pal Kundal (Ex-Minister), Rajnish Sharma (Treasurer), Gmsaroori (Ex-Minister), SMT. Kanta Bhan, DCC Presidents Th. Manmohan Singh (Jammu Urban), Hari Singh Chib (Jammu Rural), Pravez Wani (Ramban), Sanjeev Panda, Javed Lone, Vijay Shastri, Virinder Manhas, Ashok BHAGAT, Rakesh Shaarma, Vijayant Pathania, Dewan Chand, Maqbool Choudhary, Kewal Krishan Jogi, Sat Pal Sapolia, Annirudh Sawhney, Swarnveer Singh, Bharat Bhushan and Others.
The speakers recalled the role of the freedom struggle and the 1942 movement of India, which was launched by Ink under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi in achieving the goal of independence.
On August 08, 1942, the AICC session in Bombay decided to leave India. The entire national leadership of the Congress including Mahatma Gandhi was taken into custody the same night. The next day Mrs. Aruna Asif Ali hoisted the flag by breaking all the obstacles by a young leader and the movement was started through the length and width of the country. While Mahatma Gandhi was in jail, his wife was Mrs. Kasturba Gandhi ended, PT. Jawaharlal Nehru remained in jail for nearly three years till March 1945.
