Grand event planned to celebrate centenary of Belgaum session chaired by Gandhi
The Hindu
State government plans grand centenary celebration of 39th Congress session chaired by Gandhi in Belagavi, with various events and initiatives.
The State government will organise a grand event to celebrate the centenary of the 39th Congress session chaired by Mahatma Gandhi in Belgaum (now Belagavi) in 1924, Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan said in Belagavi on Monday.
At a meeting of a consultative committee that includes freedom fighters, Khadi activists and Gandhians, the Deputy Commissioner said that all efforts will be made to see that the celebrations are meaningful.
He said that the State government has set aside a budget of ₹2 crore for the celebrations. “However, we can raise additional resources from corporates,” he added.
He urged members of the consultative committee to join hands to raise CSR funds. He said that several sub-committees will be formed to organise various events before the main event.
Deputy Director of Information Gurunath Kadabur said that another committee of experts and officials is likely to be constituted to organise the celebrations.
Gandhian Dilip Kamat said that the celebrations should centre around the values preached and practised by Gandhi.
“We should use the occasion to spread among the youth the ideals of economic self-reliance and the idea of India that is rooted in liberal secular value systems,” he said.