[Marxistindia] Sitaram Yechury in US to Attend Ghadar Party Centenary Celebrations

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Fri Jul 12 18:10:19 IST 2013


July 12, 2013

 

Press Release

 

Sitaram Yechury in US to Attend 

Ghadar Party Centenary Celebrations



Sitaram Yechury, Member, Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and member of Parliament has been invited to deliver the inaugural  session of the Ghadar Party Centenary Celebrations organised by the  Ghadar Memorial Foundation of America in San Francisco, US. The two-day celebrations will be held on 13th and 14th July 2013.


The CPI (M), which derives inspiration from the Ghadar movement and its heroic fighters, passed a resolution in its 20th Congress held in  Kozhikode, Kerala, April 4-9, 2012, to observe the centenary of the  Ghadar movement throughout the country.


Sitaram Yechury had written to the government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging upon the need for initiating the necessary steps for  observing this important milestone in our freedom struggle. The  government responded positively and released a postage stamp  commemorating the Ghadar heroes. Upon a specific request made, the  Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, referred to the Ghadar movement in his Budget Speech 2013-2014 and promised: "to mark the centenary of the  Ghadar movement, the Government will fund the conversion of the Ghadar  Memorial in San Francisco into a museum and library".


It is in this background that the celebrations in San Francisco are being observed in which Sitaram Yechury is participating along with the Indian diplomats, academics and other eminent dignitaries in the US.



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