CM Sarbananda Sonowal Urges Youth To Follow Ideals of Bir Chilarai

Barpeta: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal urged the youth of the State to follow the ideals of legendary warrior Bir Chilarai to work with passion and hard work to take Assam forward. The Chief Minister made this call while taking part at the 509th birth anniversary celebration of Bir Chilarai at Akaya in Barpeta district on Tuesday. The programme was organized by the Cultural Affairs department, Government of Assam in association with Barpeta District Administration, stated a press release.

“Bir Chilarai was an epitome of great courage, skill and hard work. He displayed exemplary skill and astuteness in the battle fields. He was also a great admirer of art and literature, science and culture. The youth of the State must follow his footsteps to play an active role in the development narrative of the State,” Chief Minister Sonowal said.

Stating that there is no alternative to hard work for excellence and success in life, the Chief Minister observed that all the legendary heroes epitomized hard work and dedication. He moreover said that spiritual Gurus like Srimanta Sankardev and Madhabdev also espoused the value of hard work and impressed upon the youth to indulge in hard work in every sphere of their activities. Sonowal at the same time also urged parents and teachers to made the young generation abreast with the valour and dedication of legendary personalities like Chilarai and Lachit Borphukan so that they could draw inspiration from them.

Underlining the State government’s initiatives to provide better opportunity for the youth and dignified life, the Chief Minister appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his commitment towards the development of the State. Sonowal informed that the Prime Minister has already sanctioned a project worth Rs. 23 thousand crore for augmentation of production capacity of Numaligarh Refinery apart from several other development projects to the tune of Rs. 18 thousand crore which would unleash rapid development of the state generating huge employment opportunities for the youth.

Further saying that the Act East Policy has proved to be a major catalyst in the growth trajectory of the state, Sonowal said that as an offshoot of this policy, Assam is today well poised to reap huge dividend from better connectivity and relations with the ten ASEAN and three BBN nations.

The Chief Minister also informed that the State government has already taken up plethora of projects such as construction of a cultural complex in the name of Bir Chilarai, preservation of Gohain Kamal road, Guest House at Guwahati and measures for preserving the legacy of former Chief Minister Sarat Chandra Singha in a bid to take forward the rich heritage and contributions of the Koch Rajbongshi community.

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