SMARIKA "BHIKU RAM JAIN……EK JIVIT ITIHAS" RELEASED BY P.M.
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Sh. Man Mohan Singh PM released a Smarika "Bhiku Ram Jain… Ek Jivit Ithas" in his private chamber in the parliament house New Delhi, where many central Minister's, MP's, MLA's, & important social & congressmen of Delhi were present. While releasing the Samarika the PM said that Sh. Jain is a legendary socio political figure who has a huge fund of wisdom & holds a very high esteem for his dignity, simplicity & value oriented life. The PM said that his relations with Bhiku Ram Ji have been from the Delhi University time when Sh Jain was active in his manifold contributions to education and when Manmohan Singh himself was in the faculty of Delhi school of economics. Man Mohan Ji reiterated that Sh Jain at a young age of 16 cried for a FREE INDIA when he was actively involved in the Mahatma Gandhi's Civil Disobedience Movement 1931, Quit India Movement 1942 and fought for the Country's Independence & proved to be a true freedom activist & a Nationalist. Sh Jain is a prominent & admirable personality of Delhi as he has been instrumental in various public causes & stood out for his immense contributions as a dedicated leader. Continuing the celebration in the evening at FICCI auditorium large number of Delhites were present including Smt. Sheila Dikshit along with Jagdish Tytier, Kapil Sibal, Janardan Diwedi, Ram Babu Sharma, Ch Prem Singh, Sh Abhishek Singhvi.
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PM’s
speech on 90th Birth Anniversary of Shri Bhiku Ram Jain, August 5th, 2005
I deem it an honour to associate myself with the celebrations of the 90th
birth anniversary of Shri Bhiku Ram Jain. I join all of you in paying tribute to
a great son of India. Shri Bhiku Ramji represents the unique ethos and heritage
of our freedom struggle. His life embodies the extraordinary simplicity and
values that characterized the generation of freedom fighters. He joined the
struggle for independence under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. As a devout,
deeply religious and genuinely secular person, he has worked hard to promote
communal amity and harmony in Delhi.
I have had the privilege of knowing Bhiku Ramji while teaching in Delhi School
of Economics. He actively associated himself with Delhi University and some of
its prominent colleges and was deeply committed to the cause of education and
research.
His association with the Delhi Legislative Assembly and the variety of
portfolios he handled proved his ability as an administrator and a
public-spirited person.
Shri Bhiku Ramji’s role as a representative of the people in the Lok Sabha is
inspiring and educative. He worked for the cause of good governance, clean
environment and a corruption free administration. I recall that while
participating in the discussion on the Finance Bill in 1983 he underlined the
role of our cumbersome tax laws in the rising incidence of corruption and
believed these were making Indian enterprise uncompetitive. He was in favour of
the simplification of the taxation regime and saw this as an important
instrument of battling corruption. This influenced my thinking at the time and
as finance minister I was able to take steps to reform our taxation system. His
observation in the early 1980s that more control bred black money and corruption
has now come to be accepted as common place.
The social and environmental concerns of Jain Sahab was amply demonstrated on
the floor of the Lok Sabha when he, as early as 1981, raised the issue of the
colossal economic waste and damage to our environment and health caused by
fireworks on the occasion of festivals. Possibly his was one of the earliest
initiatives in Parliament to sensitise the Government and the people to the
health hazard of pollution caused by fire-works.
It is an honour to participate in the 90th birth anniversary celebration of such
a remarkable personality. I wish him good
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Information Courtesy: Mr. Naren Bhiku Ram Jain, Mobile: 9811027563, E-mail :honeyilla@yahoo.com
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