CM Yogi announces new medical college and a grand memorial of freedom fighters in Ballia on Balidan Diwas

 



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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