Goa govt to felicitate freedom fighters on Thursday; CM Pramod Sawant to lead 'Tiranga Yatra' in Panaji on August 13

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that the state government will on Thursday honour freedom fighters who fought for the liberation of the state.

Sawant told reporters that the flag hoisting ceremony and felicitation of freedom fighters will take place at the Aguada Jail museum, as part of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'.

Sawant will lead a 'Tiranga Yatra' in Panaji on August 13 from the Old Secretariat to Azad Maidan.

Nilesh Cabral, the minister for Public Works Department, will lead a similar yatra in South Goa from Margao Municipality to Lohia Maidan.

Sawant further said that people are encouraged to purchase and hoist national flags in every household in the state from August 13 to 15 as part of the Har Ghar Tiranga initiative.

The state will observe the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on August 14, said Sawant, adding that an exhibition will be held in Panaji and Mapusa.

On the same day, Sawant will lead a march from Panaji Church Square to Azad Maidan. All North Goa MLAs will be in attendance. In South Goa, Mauvin Godinho will lead a march from Swantara Path in Vasco to the New Vaddem ground.

"‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ is a campaign under the aegis of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' to encourage people to bring the Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark the 75th year of India’s independence," as per https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/.

The website added: "Our relationship with the flag has always been more formal and institutional than personal. Bringing the flag home collectively as a nation in the 75th year of independence thus becomes symbolic of not only an act of personal connection to the Tiranga but also an embodiment of our commitment to nation-building. The idea behind the initiative is to invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the people and to promote awareness about the Indian National Flag."