Gorakhpur,

10 Sept (HS): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday paid emotional

tribute to the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and the Home Minister of

the country, Bharat Ratna Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant on the occasion of his

138th birth anniversary. After paying floral tribute to the portrait of Pandit

Pant in the office premises of Gorakhnath temple, the Chief Minister said that

in the challenging circumstances after independence, Pandit Pant ji took

positive steps for the development of Uttar Pradesh.

CM

Yogi, on behalf of the state government and the 25 crore people of the state,

paid homage to the sacred memories of Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant on his birth

anniversary and paid tribute to him, calling him a true son of Mother India. On

this occasion, he said that Pant ji was born in Almora, Uttarakhand. He

participated enthusiastically in the country's freedom movement. He was a great

freedom fighter. After India's independence, he played an important role as the

first Chief Minister of the then United Province and UP after the first general

election.

The

Chief Minister said that being the first Chief Minister, Pant ji played an

unforgettable role in making the action plan for the development of Uttar

Pradesh. There were many challenges at that time due to hundreds of years of

slavery. The system was in disarray but Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant took

positive steps to fix it and bring UP to the forefront of development. After

serving as the Chief Minister of UP, Pant ji got the opportunity to serve as

the Home Minister of the country in 1954. While in this post, along with giving

the Rajbhasha formula, he also took forward the efforts made by Sardar

Vallabhbhai Patel for the unity and integrity of the country. Mayor Dr.

Manglesh Shrivastava, MLC Dr. Dharmendra Singh, MLA Vipin Singh, BJP's

Metropolitan Coordinator Rajesh Gupta etc. were present on this occasion.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi