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CM interacts with SOS Village children

By STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Nov 14 - Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today visited the SOS Children�s Village near LGBI Airport on the occasion of Children�s Day and interacted with the children of the village.

While distributing fruits and gifts among the children, the Chief Minister extended Diwali greetings to the children and urged them to work hard with commitment to be successful in life.

While calling upon the children to give importance to human values in developing their personalities, Sonowal spoke about the significance of observation of Children�s Day on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru�s birthday and referred to Mahatma Gandhi�s ideals of non-violence and peace as keys to achieving a society based on moral values and brotherhood.

He also laid stress on the need to give equal importance to sports and physical exercise in the formative years of children for a healthy life.

Chief Minister Sonowal while interacting with the authorities of the village advised them to imbibe humanitarian values among the children to prepare them as good citizens. He also appreciated the authorities� efforts to inculcate social and moral values among the children.

Emphasising the importance of traits such as honesty, dedication and commitment to evolve into ideal citizens and make meaningful contributions to the nation building process, the Chief Minister advised the children to persevere and make consistent efforts to excel in their chosen fields braving all odds.

Guwahati MP Queen Oja also spoke at the programme which was attended by DNPL Chairman Rupam Goswami, Member Secretary of SLAC for Students and Youth Welfare Lakhya Konwar, DC Kamrup Metro Biswajit Pegu, Director of the SOS village Subodh Das and others.

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