CM Yogi announces new medical college and a grand memorial of
freedom fighters in Ballia on Balidan Diwas
Gives instructions to shift the district jail to the outskirts, and build a
memorial in its place
The work of establishing a medical college should have been done three
years ago: CM
CM Yogi addresses a public gathering on the occasion of ‘Ballia Balidan
Diwas’
Ballia/Lucknow, August 19
In a major announcement on the occasion of ‘Balidan Diwas’ in
Ballia—to which Mangal Pandey and Chittu Pandey traced their roots–
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Friday, said that the District Jail should
be shifted to the outskirts, and “a grand memorial of freedom fighters
should be built there.”
The Chief Minister also gave instructions to establish a Medical College in
Ballia.
Addressing a public gathering at a function organized at Ballia Police
Line, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “I have been asking for land to
establish a medical college in Ballia for five years but have not been getting
it. The work of establishing a medical college should have been done three
years ago.”
“The Chief Secretary has studied here in Ballia and he is here with us
today,” the CM said, adding that "with our efforts, now the district will have
a medical college of its own soon."
Invoking Chittu Pandey and Mangal Pandey among other freedom
fighters, CM Yogi said that Ballia has its history. This is the land of sages,
and revolutionaries.
“In India’s freedom struggle, revolutionaries from this place have
given a new identity through their sacrifice. “Mangal Pandey, the soldier
whose rebellion in Barrackpore sparked the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857, became
an inspiration for the entire country. In 1942, when Mahatma Gandhi gave
the slogan of Quit India, Ballia declared itself as an independent nation
under the leadership of great revolutionary Chittu Pandey.”
The CM further added that over 50,000 people of Ballia attacked the
prison and as a result, the British administration had to release all the
revolutionaries from jail.
“Chittu Pandey took the roles and responsibilities of the District
Magistrate and Mahanand Mishra as Superintendent of Police. The British
Government openly fired on many revolutionaries, but Ballia never stepped
back from sacrificing for the sake of freedom,” he remarked.
Remembering the former PM Late Chandrashekhar, the CM said that
the contribution of Chandrashekhar in the fight started by Loknayak
Jayaprakash to save the democracy is unforgettable.
Yogi said that on March 12, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
had carried forward the 75-week program from Sabarmati Ashram as the
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav which has been extended for one more year.
Referring to the ‘Panch pran’ made by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on the occasion of 75th Independence Day, the CM urged people to
follow the five pledges to make India the Superpower in the world. “If we
all discharge our work with honesty, then no one can stop us from making
this country a superpower of the world.”
Mentioning the exemplary performance of India during Covid-19
pandemic, the CM stated that under the leadership of the honorable Prime
Minister the country fought the battle and defeated the virus and its spread.
It is under our govt that the welfare schemes are reaching the last
rung of society without any discrimination.
Furthermore, the CM said that Ballia will be taken to a new height of
development. “With the upcoming Ballia link expressway, people will be
able to reach Lucknow in 2 to 2.5 hours. The Transport Minister is also
from Ballia. An Airport-like bus station will also be constructed here along
with facilities for e-buses,” he stated.
The CM also asked the teachers and retired teachers of degree
colleges to compile the story of the revolution that broke out in the villages,
towns, and streets of Ballia and assured that the government will publish it
in the form of a book.
The program was attended by Transport Minister Dayashankar
Singh, Minister of State for Minority Welfare, Danish Azad Ansari, Chief
Secretary Durgashankar Mishra, and other dignitaries.
Before addressing the function, the Chief Minister reached the
district jail and paid a heartfelt tribute to the immortal martyr Rajkumar
Bagh. During this, he also flagged off the historical procession from the
district jail.
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