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MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily Excelsior In need of the Mahatama than ever before Remembering Lal Bahadur Shastri Established 1965 Brigadier P K Langar liberation and selfless service to the human- Sahildeep Singh Raina consensus candidate after the sud- Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra ity wherein the countrymen were not trained den demise of Nehru, even though n exalted soul, the like of Mahatama al Bahadur Shastri was the there were more influential leaders to manage better of their compatriot but to Prime Minister of independ- Gandhi, dons a human body once in look after one another in the spirit of bon- within the ranks of Congress. ent India. He took oath after Aa century. India has been fortunate homie. Mahatama Gandhi had in-depth L Shastri was a follower of Nehruvian Disaster Management trainees? the sudden demise of Jawaharlal and honoured to have him as one of its citi- knowledge of all religions of India and was socialism and displayed exceptional zens. At a very early age Mahatama Gandhi a shining example of rending help to God's Nehru, the first Prime Minister. cool under dire situations. he Administrative Department of had exhibited his spiritual and intellectual creations notwithstanding the influence of Relatively new to the high office, he Shastri tackled many elemen- Disaster Management, Relief, greatness initially in South Africa and later religion, cast, creed and ethnicity. Through- led the country successfully through tary problems like food shortage, when he came back to India. A born renun- out his life he practiced austerity of body, Indo-Pakistan War in 1965. He pop- unemployment and poverty. To Rehabilitation and Reconstruction ciate, he was an embodiment of simplicity T mind and speech believing in achieving good ularized the slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai overcome the acute food shortage, and humility. He was a True Karma Yogi, has suddenly engaged persons having through good means. Non-violent to the core, Kisan', recognizing the need for Shastri asked the experts to devise a who was uncomfortable with power and fan- the whole world has been adopting his non- self-sustenance and self-reliance as qualification in disaster management as fare which normally goes when being an long-term strategy. This was the violent protest (Satyagrah) started by the pillars to build a strong nation. beginning of famous "Green important personality. Mahatama Gandhi Mahatama Gandhi to settle National issues He was a man of exceptional will Disaster Management professionals on was an ascetic and a moral Revolution". Apart from the Green amicable. He was fearless and displayed power that was belied by his small Revolution, he was also instrumen- the ground that there is a provision for reformer and his persona tremendous amount of moral courage frail stature and soft-spoken manner. remains a mystery to tal in promoting the White human resource support for engaging against all odds. However, at interna- Political Career Revolution. The National Dairy those who have not tional level he believed in righteous Young Lal Bahadur, inspired the social reformers and western known or read about Development Board was formed in Disaster Management professionals in the action to destroy the evil even if it with the stories and speeches of philosophers. In 1937, he was elect- him in detail. 1965 during Shastri's stint as Prime Centrally Sponsored Schemes called required use of force in line with national leaders, developed a desire ed to the UP Legislative Assembly. Though never teaching of our scriptures, espe- Minister. in power (he to participate in the Indian national- Post-independence After the Chinese aggression of "Strengthening of State Disaster cially the Holy Bhagwat Gita. A ist movement. He would also spend Lal Bahadur Shastri had served avoided it) in fine example of this was when 1962, India faced another aggres- Management Authority and District public and politi- time by reading foreign authors like in various positions before being sion from Pakistan in 1965 during he made efforts to recruit able Marx, Russell and Lenin. In 1915, a elected the Prime Minister of India. Disaster Management Authorities" and cal life, he was bodied Indians to join British Shastri's tenure. Shastri showing his the soul of Indian speech of Mahatma Gandhi changed After Independence, he became the mettle, made it very clear that India Indian Army for the righteous the course of his life and decided to Minister of police in the Ministry of "Sustainable Reduction of Disaster Risk". National Con- cause of defeating fascist Ger- would not sit and watch. While actively participate in India's free- Govind Vallabh Panth in Uttar Ten Disaster Management professionals gress. He was many. granting liberty to the Security dom struggle. Pradesh. His recommendations instrumental in A grateful Nation should nev- Forces to retaliate, he said, "Force have been picked from Kashmir University shaping and lead- er forget his belief in 'Cleanliness In order to participate actively in included the directions for using will be met with force". on pick and choose basis at a consolidat- ing the party and is next to Godliness'. The simple the freedom movement, Lal "water-jets" instead of lathis to dis- The Indo-Pak war ended on 23 influencing it to attain meaning being keeping our dwelling Bahadur compromised even with perse the unruly mob. Impressed September 1965 after the United a poor-centric and secu- ed salary of twenty thousand rupees per and surrounding clean by self-help and his studies. In 1921, during the non- with his efforts in reforming the Nations passed a resolution lar image. Being a spiritu- conveying a much deeper meaning to clean cooperation movement, Lal state police department, Jawaharlal professional per month. They were ally oriented politician to who demanding a ceasefire. The Russian all impurities like desire, envy and anger Bahadur was arrested for demon- Nehru, invited Shastri to join the deployed in the Jhelum and Tawi Flood even the ruthless British Empire would look Prime Minister, Kosygin, offered to from our hearts. It was the core issue for him strating defiance against the pro- Union cabinet as Minister for mediate and on 10 January 1966, up to and bank on his non-parochial and hibitory order. Since he was a minor Railways. He was widely known Recovery Project (JTFRP), which is fund- objective advice. Mahatama Gandhi was a and he practiced it till the last. The Swach Lal Bahadur Shastri and his Bharat Abhiyan started by the present gov- then, the authorities had to release for his ethics and morality. In 1956, Pakistan counterpart Ayub Khan ed by the World Bank as per the tripartite saintly leader with an un-imaginable follow- him. Lal Bahadur Shastri resigned from ing, and it was his constant effort that got a ernment on 02nd October 2014 is a noble idea signed the Tashkent Declaration. agreement reached between World Bank, but needs impetus by all and sundry, if we He played a crucial role during his post, following a train accident Death scattered India together by a collective lead- the Gandhi's 'Salt Satyagraha'. In that killed around 150 passengers ership based on the ethos of unity, tolerance have to achieve what Mahatama Gandhi Lal Bahadur Shastri, who had J&K Government and Department of 1930, Mahatma Gandhi marched to near Ariyalur in Tamil Nadu. and non-violence. Mahatama Gandhi's great- wanted us to. earlier suffered two heart attacks, the sea beach at Dandi and broke Nehru, had once said, "No one Economic Affairs of Ministry of Finance, ness as a leader was built on a very personal On this 02nd October besides the sym- died of a third cardiac arrest on 11 the imperial salt law. The symbolic could wish for a better comrade level, emphasizing and setting personal bolic inter faith prayers performed at January, 1966. He is the only Government of India. The selection of the gesture set the whole country than Lal Bahadur, a man of the example of self-reliance, self-sufficiency Rajghat, let us re-dedicate ourselves to the incumbent Indian Prime Minister to ablaze. Lal Bahadur Shastri threw highest integrity and devoted to Disaster Management professionals has a and self control among others. He believed principles and emulate the character of this have died overseas. Lal Bahadur himself into the struggle for free- ideas". in change of heart even for his adversaries. great soul (Mahatama) to eradicate poverty, Shastri was awarded the Bharat number of flaws but because the incum- dom with feverish energy. He led Lal Bahadur Shastri returned to He worried about the moral reforms of his suffering, dirt and violence from our lives. Ratna, India's highest civilian many defiant campaigns and spent a the Cabinet in 1957, first as the bents happen to be the blue-eyed boys countrymen first, instead of States and the Along with smart cities we should also devel- award posthumously in 1966. total of seven years in British jails. Minister for Transport and Nation. He was also concerned about indi- op smart citizens in all respect. Avalue based More than thirty years of dedi- and girls with influence in the It was in the fire of this struggle that Communications, and then as the vidual Indians rather than a Nation for he education is a must for our youth to mould cated service were behind Lal Government, they could manage it. A stu- his steel was tempered and he grew Minister of Commerce and Industry. believed in lifting his followers to a higher them into good selfless and nationalist Bahadur Shastri. In the course of state of nature. A vivid example of this was into maturity.

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