PM Modi names 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra awardees

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees in a ceremony on Monday on the event of Parakram Diwas.
PM Modi additionally unveiled the mannequin of the National Memorial devoted to Netaji to be constructed on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, earlier referred to as Ross Islands. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was additionally current on the ceremony in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The largest unnamed island was named after the primary Param Vir Chakra awardee, Major Somnath Sharma, who misplaced his life in motion on November 3, 1947 whereas repulsing Pakistani infiltrators close to Srinagar Airport.
“These islands have been named after the 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, viz. Major Somnath Sharma; Subedar and Hony Captain (then Lance Naik) Karam Singh, MM; 2nd Lt. Rama Raghoba Rane; Nayak Jadunath Singh; Company Havildar Major Piru Singh; Capt GS Salaria; Lieutenant Colonel (then Major) Dhan Singh Thapa; Subedar Joginder Singh; Major Shaitan Singh; CQMH. Abdul Hamid; Lt Col Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore; Lance Naik Albert Ekka; Major Hoshiar Singh; 2nd Lt. Arun Khetrapal; Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon; Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran; Naib Subedar Bana Singh; Captain Vikram Batra; Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey; Subedar Major (then Rifleman) Sanjay Kumar; and Subedar Major Retd (Hony Captain) Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav,” PMO additional acknowledged.
The Government had declared January 23 as Parakram Diwas in 2021 to commemorate the beginning anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
Keeping in thoughts the historic significance of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and to honor the reminiscence of Netaji, Ross Islands was renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep by the Prime Minister throughout his go to to the Island in 2018. Neil Island and Havelock Island have been additionally renamed Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep.
“Giving due respect to the real-life heroes of the country has always been accorded the highest priority by the Prime Minister. Going ahead with this spirit, it has now been decided to name the 21 largest unnamed islands of the island group after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees,” the assertion from the PMO learn.
The largest unnamed island is called after the primary Param Vir Chakra awardee, the second largest unnamed island shall be named after the second Param Vir Chakra awardee, and so forth.
This step shall be an eternal tribute to our heroes, a number of of whom made the final word sacrifice to guard the sovereignty and integrity of the nation.
Meanwhile, PM Modi together with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Leaders of events in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Members of Parliament, former Members of Parliament, and different dignitaries can pay floral tributes on the portrait of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose within the Central Hall of Parliament House on the latter’s beginning anniversary.
The portrait of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was unveiled by the then President of India N Sanjiva Reddy, within the Central Hall of Parliament House on January 23, 1978.
According to Lok Sabha Secretariate, it was recognised that the floral tributes may function an efficient medium in spreading larger data and consciousness concerning the lives and contributions of those towering nationwide icons among the many youth of the nation.
Accordingly, Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE), Lok Sabha Secretariat has launched the programme titled ‘Know Your Leaders’.
Born on January 23, 1897, Netaji performed an important position in India’s freedom motion.
Subhash Chandra Bose established the Azad Hind Fauj. While there’s a controversy over Bose’s loss of life in a airplane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, the Central authorities had in an RTI (Right to Information) in 2017 confirmed that he had died within the incident.
Last yr, on the event of Netaji’s one hundred and twenty fifth beginning anniversary, the Prime Minister unveiled the hologram statue of the liberty fighter at India Gate in Delhi. (ANI)