Speaker greets
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 24 2014 :
Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly Th Lokeshwar Singh has greeted the people of the State on the occasion of Republic Day celebration.
In a message, the Speaker said Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the National tri colour in 1947 at Red Fort marking India's independence and a committee headed by Dr Ambedkar drafted the Constitution on January 26, 1950 .
Since then January 26 is being observed every year as Republic Day.
He added that the people of the country should remember those martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for attaining the independence of India from British and called upon the people to join hands together for development, unity and peaceful co-existence among the different communities by taking January 26 as an example.