Novel Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the country must prick free from the “slender interpretation” of the previous in enlighten to coast forward.
The Prime Minister became speaking at a programme “Veer Bal Diwas” at the Main Dhyan Chand Nationwide Stadium within the nationwide capital to mark the martyrdom of the sons of Guru Gobind Singh — Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh.
On the occasion of Guru Gobind Singh’s initiating anniversary this yr on January 9, the PM had announced December 26 will be noticed as “Veer Bal Diwas”.
The PM said the day will remind us that age doesn’t topic in the case of grievous valour and sacrifice. “Veer Bal Diwas will characterize us what is India and what’s its identity and yearly, Veer Bal Diwas will encourage us to recognise our previous and receive our future. This may well perchance moreover remind everyone about the power of our young abilities.”
The Prime Minister identified that the thousand-yr-former history of the arena became crammed with chapters of gruesome cruelty and talked about that wherever we hit upon the violent faces of cruelty, it’s far the character of our heroes that outshines them all the way thru the pages of history.
The PM said that what came about within the wars of Chamkaur and Sirhind can never be forgotten, and said these incidents happened handiest three centuries ago on the soil of this land.
“On one hand there became the mighty Mughal Sultanate blinded by spiritual fanaticism, whereas on the replacement hand there were our gurus gleaming within the info and residing by the passe tips of India,” he said.
“On one hand there were heights of fear and spiritual fanaticism, whereas on the replacement hand, there became the pinnacle of spirituality and kindness to take a look at God in every human being. The Mughals possessed an navy of hundreds of thousands, whereas the Veer Sahebzades of the Guru had their courage. They didn’t bow all of the vogue down to the Mughals despite the incontrovertible fact that they were by myself. Here is when the Mughals walled them in alive. It’s far their bravery that has been a source of inspiration for centuries,” the PM added.
Guru Gobind Singh had four sons — Chaar Sahibzades — who sacrificed their lives for their faith. Two of his elder sons died within the struggle of Chamkaur Sahib.
The Prime Minister said any country with such an attractive history must be beefy of self-self assurance and self-recognize, but “concocted narratives” were taught and had created a sense of inferiority within the country.
Noting that despite this, local traditions and society saved these tales of glory alive, the PM said there became a must receive free from the slender interpretation of the previous in enlighten to coast forward.
”That’s the reason, the country has taken the pledge of doing away with all traces of slave mentality within the Azadi ka Amrit Kaal. “Veer Bal Diwas is cherish a life power for the ‘Panch Prans’,” the Prime Minister said.
The PM moreover highlighted the importance of resolution and bravado of Veer Sahibzade as they confirmed the tyranny of Aurangzeb and his these that the young abilities became no longer ready to buckle below cruelty and stood company to offer protection to the morale of the country.
”On the one hand there became terrorism and on the replacement spiritualism. On one hand there became communal violence and on the replacement there became liberalism. On one hand there were forces of lakhs whereas on the replacement there were factual ‘Veer Sahibzaade’ who didn’t high-tail at all,” he said relating to the two martyred kids of the Guru.
At the tournament, the PM attended a “Shabad Kirtan” accomplished by about 300 “Baal Kirtanis”. The PM moreover flagged off a march previous by 3,000 kids in Delhi on this occasion. The chief ministers of Punjab and Maharashtra, Bhagwant Mann and Eknath Shinde, and Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Meenakshi Lekhi were moreover most modern on the occasion.
