History of Goa Revolution Day will be included in the textbook: CM Sawant
Panaji (IANS) | Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday announced that the history of Goa Revolution Day (June 18, 1946) will be included in the Class 11 history textbook from the next academic year. CM Sawant said this at the state level function of Goa Revolution Day at Martyr’s Memorial at Azad Maidan Panjim.
Extending greetings on the occasion of Goa Revolution Day, the CM said, on June 18, 1946, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia and Dr. Julio Menezes took the initiative to protest the oppression by the Portuguese rulers and the people of Goa massed to take back their motherland from the Portuguese. started the revolution.
The Chief Minister said, the history of Goa Revolution Day is already included in the syllabus of Class IV Gomantak Bhal Indian textbook. However, this history will also be included in the class 11 history book (textbook) from the next academic year.
CM Sawant said that immediate action will be taken on the pending pension of freedom fighters within one and a half months. Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai said that freedom is not only limited to politics but also social and economic freedom.
He said, we can proudly say that our system is developing day by day and our Indian constitution is accepted as one of the best constitution in the world.
Pillai also recalled the contribution of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia and Dr. Julio Menezes who fought against the Portuguese rule and said that the new generation should benefit from their contribution.
–IANS
