Bhubaneswar: With an aim to spread the message of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the “Ahimsa Rath” on the occasion of Independence Day on Monday.
The Rath will travel across the State to spread the thoughts, sacrifice and struggles of Mahatma Gandhi among the people.
Last year, the Odisha Legislative Assembly had unanimously passed a resolution seeking incorporation of the word “Ahimsa” in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.
The Chief Minister had moved the resolution in the Assembly.
ସ୍ବାଧୀନତାର ୭୫ ବର୍ଷ ପୂର୍ତ୍ତି ଅବସରରେ ମହାତ୍ମା ଗାନ୍ଧିଜୀଙ୍କ ବାର୍ତ୍ତାର ପ୍ରସାର ପାଇଁ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ @Naveen_Odisha ‘ଅହିଂସା ରଥ’ର ଶୁଭାରମ୍ଭ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଗାନ୍ଧିଜୀଙ୍କ ମହତ ବିଚାରଧାରା, ତ୍ୟାଗ ଓ ସଂଗ୍ରାମର ଗାଥା ଲୋକଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ପହଞ୍ଚାଇବା ପାଇଁ ଏହି ରଥ ସାରା ରାଜ୍ୟ ପରିକ୍ରମା କରିବ। #GandhijiInOdisha pic.twitter.com/hxFZYMqZ6J
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