A statue of Gandhi will be installed at Suvarna Soudha on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of the 39th Congress Session in June 1924 at Belagavi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangements
Gandhi Bharat, the centenary celebrations of the 1924 Belgaum Congress session, is going to be a year-long event, Minister HK Patil said in Belagavi on Wednesday.
It is a national event because it was the only convention chaired by Mahatma Gandhi. The convention was not only a political event. It was a movement for social and economic change. The convention strengthened freedom with the aim of eradicating untouchability and instilling a sense of brotherhood, the minister said.
“We are trying to celebrate it in a meaningful way. He said that various programs including book release, seminars, workshops, film and theater shows, competitions, marathons and spinning wheel workshops will be organized till December 2025.
He was reviewing the preparations for the unveiling of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in front of Suvarna Soudh.
“The state government has announced 41 welfare, development and awareness creation programs with the aim of introducing Gandhi’s philosophy to all,” he said.
He said that a huge statue of Mahatma Gandhi will be unveiled in front of Suvarna Soudh at 10 am on Friday. All party leaders and freedom fighters have been invited. He recalled personally inviting the children of senior freedom fighters Vitthalrao Yalagi and Gangadhar Rao Deshpande to the centenary ceremony.
published – December 25, 2024 at 10:04 am IST