Arunachal Celebrates 75th Independence Day 2021 : HCM Pema Khandu delivers an eloquent and rhetoric speech

by Jon Pebi Tato:

With the Tricolour hoisted up in the sky, beats of National Anthem by the Parade squad and the soulful hearts exhibiting and oozing out from the hearts of every Arunachalee, the   75th Independence Day was celebrated in a befitting manner. Amidst the Pandemic Arunachal Pradesh colourfully managed to hoist the tricolour and proved its existence as an important and intrinsic part of her motherland.

The Hon'ble Chief Minister of the state Shri Pema Khandu in his speech quoted the 75th Independence Day as  the "Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav"and wished every citizen of Arunachal Pradesh a happy Independence Day.

He started his speech by stating " Ab tak ka journey 1947 se leke abhi tak, jo journey hum sab ne milke taye kiya hain, woh apne aap main, ek bohot bara challenging bhi raha aur ek bohot bara opportunity bhi raha, yedi hum pichle satth saalo ke baat karein, under the dynamic leader of Shri Narendra Modi, unke leadership me nahi kewal ish desh ko praghati diya hain, magar international Relation par bhi ek ghati aur ek naya urza milahe"

He further went on to compliment PM Modi by stating "Defence sector has been combined under one flag during his tenure and this has been one of the best thing that happened for the country, and he wished every soldier of the nation a very happy Independence Day on behalf of entire Arunachal Pradesh.

He stated "Hum apna Army ke saah kandhe se kandhe milake saath chalna chaiye jese chalte aye hain"

HCM Khandu further gave his salutation to all the former leaders of Arunachal Pradesh who has contributed their blood and sweat to bring the state forward up to this stage, Hcm thanked each and every CBOs, Student leaders, Officers and leaders of each political party to help lay down immense contribution in shaping the state.

Not forgetting the covid frontline workers HCM Khandu stated that the state has been through a tough time during the past two years due to the outbreak of the unprecedented covid 19 pandemic, all the frontline workers have contributed their every inch of sweat for the state and he is thankful.

He further stated "Ussamay PPE kits  kia tha hume pata nahi tha , yeh shabhd "Quarantine"  ko humne covid mahamari ke chalte bolna shuru kia, yeh sab humare liye naya tha" par humare Pradhan Mantri ke karan aaj covid Desh me control me aayahe, "Make in India " ke antragad covid vaccine bhi banaya gaya he, covishield aur covaccine, Humare Arunachal me Covishiled ka vaccine lagaya jarahah hain"

HCM further urged every citizen above the age of 18 to get vaccinated if they have missed it, he also mentioned that he will regulate vaccination drive in the far-flung regions of the state by coordinating with the district Deputy Commissioners.

HCM mentioned the successful set upof Covid Centers in the state amidst the struggle against  the pandemic.

HCM Khandu also lauded the PM for coming up with the New Education Policy by stating, "Humare pura yakeen hain, jab New Education Policy  implement hojayega by 2030 ish desh ka education system pura change hojayega, yedi hum apne state ke baat karu toh  humare jitne higher secondary school hain unko modern school banane ka kariye  shuru kardia hain"

He further cited the construction of Early childhood care across 300 schools in the state, and for the Teaching fraternity  he stressed on inculcating empowerment them by stating "Jab main district tour karta hoon bohot sara complain sunne ko miltahe ki waha school me joh teacher recruited hain woh school nahi ata, yah fir unke jaga me dusra supplement teacher bhej deta he, toh issh chijko ko adress karne keliye humare education department abhi new portal launch kia hain "education.arunchal.gov.in" ish naye portal ke mutabik humlog har ek school me jo teacher posted heusko humlog live deksaktahe through internet"

He also mentioned that,through the cabinet the North East Institute of Folk Medicine at Pasighat, has now been changed to "North East Insitute of Ayurveda and Folk Medicine Research", he stated this institute will not just attracted the country's citizens but also the citizens from neighbouring nations.

HCM Khandu gave stressed on the importance of the "Jal Jiwan Mission" A scheme launched by PM Modi.

He continued by stating "Har ek ghar me Nal aur har Nal me Jal" yeh ischeme ka Mission hain, aur Arunachal JJM ka success rate bohot acha hainm abhi tak humne jo household tap connection ka achievement kia hain more then national average humlog ne paya mem more 50% success rate humlog ne paya hain"

He complimented the PHED department in achieving this milestone and stated," National target hain 2024,par humlog 2023 tak functional household tap connection ka hundred percent ka coverage humlog denge"

He further requested every CBOs, Panchayat leader and educated youths to survey their locality and bring forth the information where the "Jal Jiwan Mission" could be implemented"

Having talked about the water connection HCM Pema Khandu further went on to talk about modernizing the power sector in the state by stating "pichle kayi saalo me hume power sector me kafi unnati kia hain, humare jitne bhi jo puranawires ,transmission lines aur towers  ka replacement ka  kam pure 9 sehero me Rs150 crore se shuru kia gaya hain, chandranagar se pappu nallah ka smart street lightning ka kam woh khatam hoh chukahe, aur dhere dhere baki jagao main me kia jayega , aur underground cabling ka kam ka shururad hi ho chukahe"

HCM Khandu further mentioned about the "Saubhagya yojana" through which several rural regions of the state has been connected through solar light, he thanked the central government to help the state in implementing a comprehensive scheme for strengthening of transmission system in Arunachal Pradesh. 

Khandu also gave befitting attention towards the hydropower sector quoting "Arunachal as the powerhouse of India", he highlighted the commencement of the 600 Mw Kameng Hydro which would be inaugurated by PM Modi very soon. He assured the citizens that in the years to come many other projects shall be redeemed.

He also challenged to complete the road of Vijoyanagar and Tali constituency by 2022,  HCM khandu also gave equal importance to the completion of Jote Film industry, strengthening the electronic medium of work, e-filling of process, he gave awareness to the people of Arunachal to gradually shift towards the digital platform, it will bring new responsibility and accountability in governance, with a transparent which will end the corruption exist in the system. 

He went to congratulate all the Olympic heroes who brought medals for the country, mentioning the sportsperson from Manipur and Assam. He gave assurance to take the sports sector in the state to another height, HCM khandu envisages some local sportsmen from the state to represent inthe future olympic games and bring laurels for the state and the country.

HCM heartily welcomed the reformation of the state Police force, by citing the newly established three police stations within the capital, viz chimpu,Niti Vihar and Pappu Hill, he promised the police department that he would focus on improvising the Police force infrastructure, and in the day to come through the cabinet he will further improvise the recruitment process in the Police force. He cited the example of successfully establishing the Woman's Police Station in the five districts, and in the due course, every district of state would have its Woman's Police Station.

Further, he appealed to the young generation to avoid drugs and rather take some constructive path in life  by quoting "Drugs as more Dangerous than Terrorism"

HCM Pema Khandu thank each and every Police parade team,  Citizens present, the media fraternity to make the day a fruitful one, further he  concluded by appealing   the citizens of the state to come together in taking the state forward in a fruitful manner  by quoting "sabka saaath sabka vikash sabka viswas, sabka prayas"