HAILAKANDI, Oct 2 - Fifty-seven Swachhata Sevaks (cleaning staff) engaged in COVID duty at different COVID care centres and COVID hospitals in the district were felicitated today at GNM Training School here on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. They were felicitated by the Deputy Commissioner and other health officials of the district. Later in another programme of Gandhi Jayanti at the Rabindra Bhawan here, Deputy Commissioner Megh Nidhi Dahal said, �Discipline is the greatest trait of Mahatma Gandhi and he maintained it religiously throughout his life.�
He said Gandhiji�s life is all about discipline and he maintained discipline assiduously and relentlessly come what may. Dahal said Gandhiji�s tolerance, forbearance, discipline and ahimsa were all-encompassing virtues that made him the Mahatma.
Dahal said Gandhiji stuck to his ideologies and principles and stood like a rock against all odds to embark on his avowed mission to free the country from slavery.
The Deputy Commissioner said whenever in doubt as to what is right or wrong or what to give precedence over others, the best thing is to apply Gandhiji's principles.
Dahal further said discipline has to be maintained in terms of adhering to the COVID-19 protocols such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing to keep the disease at bay.
Speaking on the occasion, Additional Deputy Commissioner RK Dam said Gandhiji's ideals must be followed to stand in good stead in life.
Earlier, in his welcome address, DIPRO Sabir Nishat said a series of programmes were organised by the district administration and the DIPRO to mark the closing ceremony of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. �A webinar on the relevance of Gandhism in modern times, online quiz and portrait competitions together with a virtual exhibition on the life of the Mahatma with a focus on his role in the freedom movement were organised to mark the momentous occasion,� he added.
Assam Police Day observed: Assam Police Day was observed in a befitting manner here on Thursday.
Commemorating the day at the district headquarters along with all police units, Superintendent of Police Pabindra Kumar Nath unfurled the unit flag on his office premises.
Assam Police Day pledge was taken by officers and men in uniform throughout the district.
Nath thanked all the officers and policemen for their selfless devotion and dedication towards their duty during the time of the pandemic.
