Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday flagged off a cycle rally of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Lucknow as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Addressing the gathering on this occasion, he said the SSB played a big role in protecting the border as well as in making good relations with the neighbours.
"I have seen the functioning of the SSB on the Indo-Nepal border since 2001. The SSB never allowed a rift in the mythological and historical relations between India and Nepal but played a big role in strengthening it. The SSB has also built healthy relations with the local citizens. The relations between India and Nepal are constantly improving. It is a proud moment for us that the cycle journey from Tezpur in Assam has arrived in Lucknow," Yogi said.
The chief minister said that SSB was known for its services and this year was important as the country was celebrating the year as Amrit Mahotsav. “We are feeling proud by remembering those who contributed towards the independence of the country,†he added.
"The kind of work method adopted by the SSB on Indo-Nepal border, Indo-Bhutan border, for better communication with local citizens and better relations between them through their services is very important for any commercial and efficient force," he said.
Yogi Adityanath further said, "I often tell my police that it is important for us to have our own traditional professional intelligence, but human intelligence is even more important and a common citizen can give very accurate and accurate information from the point of view of internal security and border security."
Yogi further said that there was an opportunity in front of all to make the present generation aware of the cost of freedom. He said that he was happy that this yatra, covering a distance of 2,384 kilometres from Tezpur, would concluded at Rajghat, New Delhi on October 2, the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and would fulfill the prime minister's vision of 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat'.
The rally is part of the 10 cycle rallies that have been organised by the SSB as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence. The rallies will be conducted by all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) starting from historical places associated with the freedom movement and will terminate at Rajghat in the national capital on October 2. On August 25, a cycle rally led by Rajat Pandey consisting of 19 participants from Frontier Headquarters of SSB Tezpur had begun their journey. The participants from Frontier Headquarter Tezpur in Assam, Siliguri in West Bengal, Patna in Bihar, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Ranikhet in Uttarakhand, RTC Alwar in Rajasthan, SSB Academy Bhopal, Training Centre Gwaldam, Uttarakhand, and CTC Sapri, Himachal Pradesh will also conclude their cycle rallies on October 2.
