Parimal in Karimganj, Dahal in Hailakandi & Jalli in Cachar hoists the tricolour in I-Day

August 15: On Saturday, India’s 74th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the National Flag at Red Fort, for a seventh straight time. The day of freedom was also celebrated in the three districts of Barak Valley with full vigour. Though the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic saw curtailment of many events, yet the spirit of nationalism could very well be discerned even in the adverse situation.

Fisheries, Excise, Environment & Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya hoisted the tricolour in Karimganj. Deputy Commissioner Megh Nidhi Dahal unfurled the National Flag in Hailakandi. Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli hoisted the flag in Cachar.

For 200 years, Indians suffered domination of the British colonisers beginning in 1757. Their control over the country was gained by the victory of English East India Company at the Battle of Plassey. Indian history is rid with famous events of retaliation and uprisings which eventually drove the Britishers out and forced former viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, to free India on August 15, 1947 after giving the mandate to transfer the power to Indians. The day also marked the partition of British-ruled India into two countries, India and Pakistan.

On August 15, 1947, the first Prime Minister of Independent India Jawaharlal Nehru unveiled India’s tricolour flag at the Red Fort in Delhi. This practice continues till date as along with the flag hoisting, the Prime Minister delivers a speech from the historic monument.