Labour Minister Santosh Lad during the inauguration of the newly built Gandhi Bhavan in Dharwad on Monday.
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Mahatma Gandhi’s life and fight and the ideals advocated by him continue to the be the guiding principles of various governments and governance, Labour Minister Sanotsh Lad has claimed.
He was inaugurating a Gandhi Bhavan newly constructed by the Department of Information and Public Relation near the new bus station in Dharwad on Monday.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had launched a series of programmes aimed at spreading the messages of the Buddha, Basava, Gandhi and Baba Saheb Ambedkar, particularly among students and the younger generation.
“The government is executing the plan to construct Gandhi Bhavan in every district with the objective of spreading the message of Gandhi. The project was first announced in the budget by the Chief Minister during 2016-17,” he said.
The Minister said that ahimsa and truth were the two vital weapons of Gandhi to make India free from the clutches of the British. The principles of Gandhi are relevant always and the effort of the government is to spread more awareness on his life and contribution and thereby, motivate the younger generation, he said.
Deputy Commissioner Divya Prabhu G.R.J. elaborated on the objective of building Gandhi Bhavan and the activities for which it will be utilised during the coming days along with the facilities being made available in it.
MLA N.H. Konaraddi spoke on the relevance of Gandhi and appreciated the efforts taken to make the Gandhi Bhavan impressive.
Gandhi Bhavan has various portraits and exhibits on Gandhi’s life and freedom struggle, including the Dandi March or the salt satyagraha.
Deputy Director of Department of Information and Public Relation Gurunath Kadabur made the introductory remarks.
Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar, Superintendent of Police Gopal Byakod, Sanjiv Kulkarni of Gandhi Peace Foundation and others were present.
Published – April 22, 2025 07:02 pm IST
