Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, took part in the ceremony at Civil Hospital in Lucknow on friday to lay a wreath in honour of Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee on the occasion of his 71st death anniversary.
Arun Singh, the national general secretary of the BJP, Shri Virendra Sachdeva, the president of the Delhi BJP, and other leaders are said to have presented flowers to Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, at Shaheedi Park ITO. CM Yogi Adityanath said, “I would like to pay homage to the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee on the occasion of his death anniversary. Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee became the Chancellor of the University of Calcutta at the age of 33. He played an important role in the freedom struggle of India. He played an important role to save Bengal from the grip of Britishers and stop the partition of India. When the country attained independence in 1947 then he served as India’s first Minister for Industry and Supply. When he felt that the incumbent government then (Congress) was playing appeasement politics then he resigned from his post and founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. He opposed all such policies which were harmful to the unity of the country and national integrity.” CM Yogi added, “He played a significant role in Kashmir and opposed the policies that the Congress enacted there, such as the permit system and giving the CM of Jammu and Kashmir official recognition. He also coined the phrase, ‘In one country, two heads, two legislation won’t be recognised,’ to describe his opposition to these policies. His sacrifice and struggle to preserve the integrity of the country and Kashmir are still honoured today.