GUWAHATI: Assam Chief mMinister Sarbananda Sonowal has pledged to preserve the Samadhi Kshetra of cultural icon Bishnu Prasad Rabha and set up a museum of his memorabilia at Tezpur.
Announcing this during a programme organised to observe the death anniversary of Bishnu Rabha at Sri Sri Auniati Sakha Satra Auditorium in Dibrugarh on Saturday, Sonowal said that Bishnu Rabha had made immense contributions towards enrichment of cultural life of Assam and the young generation should be made aware about his contributions.
The chief minister also presented the Bishnu Rabha Award 2020 to veteran artist Kandarpa Nath Sarma and dance exponent Jharna Saikia.
Speaking on the occasion Sonowal termed Bishnu Rabha as an epitome of the rich cultural life of Assam. “Therefore, the observance of Bishnu Prasad Divas should not be confined within the state, rather the young generation everywhere should be informed and taught about the life and works of the cultural doyen.”
He said that the museum eulogising the life and work of Bishun Prasad Rabha would work as a platform for the young generation to get themselves acquainted with the vast body of works of Bishnu Prasad Rabha.
He said that Rabha always propagated the message of unity, harmony, friendship and universal brotherhood. “Therefore, the young generation should follow Bishnu Rabha as a messenger of good values and inculcates his values in their lives,” he said.
Appealing to the people to extend their helping hands to strengthen the edifice of the democratic society, Sonowal also urged everyone to follow safety protocols to beat the coronovirus pandemic.
Assam Police
Commending the Assam Police for their selfless service during the COVID situation and consequent lockdown, the chief minister said that with improved infrastructure and modern equipment, the force would deliver even better service to the people.
With the vision of providing people friendly services, the chief minister inaugurated the newly constructed Dibrugarh Police Station building under Mission for Overall Improvement for Responsive Image (MOITRI) scheme.
Tennis Club
Sonowal also inaugurated the Dibrugarh District Tennis Club (DDTC) in Dibrugarh.
“The state-of-the-art tennis court with modern facilities, will provide a great platform to our budding sportspersons, giving new impetus to the sports sector in Assam,” he said.
Terming sports an automatic stabilizer and a great equalizer, Sonowal urged upon the youth to take sports a career and urged the parents to imbibe love for sports among their wards.
Reiterating state government’s commitment to develop sport as an exhaustive discipline, Sonowal said that his government’s step of setting up a sports university in Chabua is going on in full swing. He said that the Vice Chancellor as well as the Registrar has already been appointed and works are being undertaken on war footing to start the university.
He also said that as a part of his government’s aim to make Guwahati the sports capital and Assam as a sports hub his government has been taking a slew of measures to develop sports infrastructure in the state along with organizing national and international level sports events in several sporting venues across the state.