Mass Fasting by Lok Samiti on Death Anniversary of Gandhi

30 January 2023, Patna: On Martyrdom Day of Mahatma Gandhi, Bihar State Lok Samiti has organized a mass fasting under the Gandhi statue at Gandhi Maidan, Patna.

This was attended by LS National President Mr. Girija Satish, Coordinator Mr. K. G. Azad, Treasurer Mr. Vinod Sharma, State General Secretary Mr. Shivji Singh, Secretary Mr. Sanwalia Giri, Women’s Lok Samiti Coordinator Mrs. Krani Rashosh, Mrs. Meena Devi, Mrs.Putul Kumari, Mrs. Manorama Devi, Mrs. Manti Verma, Mrs. Shalini Barla, Mrs. Sultan Parveen, Mr. Rahul, Mr. Ramavtar, Mr. James, Mr. Satyaprakash, Mr. Umashankar, Mr. Satyendra, Bihar Sarvodaya Mandal President Mr. Vinod Ranjan, Mr. Maqbul Ahmad, Mr. Subodh Pandey, Mr. Nadeem Khan, Mr. Upendra Kushwaha, Mr. Badal and other delegates from various districts of Bihar.

Mr. Girija Satish has presided the event and said that Bapu was always in favour of communal harmony and India is a secular country where we need to assimilate the Gandhian values of equal respect to all religions, mutual brotherhood, right of equality to women, development of all and freedom from superstition-liquor. He said that due to political reasons, the wind of discrimination and hatred is prevailing in the society, against which this program of Lok Samiti has been organized. Appealing to comply with the prohibition law in Bihar and cooperate with the awareness campaign in the villages, Mr. Girija Satish said that prohibition should be implemented in the entire country.

Mr. Kaushal Ganesh Azad said that this event is against fundamentalism and status quoism. Mr. Shivji Singh was conducting the programme.

In the evening, this collective fast was concluded by drinking juice from the hands of socialist leader Mr. Shivanand Tiwary who stressed on the propagation of Gandhian ideas. Also a tableau was displayed by the youths on this occasion.