Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi Announces ‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’ Campaign To Honour Martyrs

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced ‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’ campaign that will be launched to honour martyred brave heart men and women.

Modi in his 103^rd edition of Mann Ki Baat ahead of the Independence Day, said the campaign would be organised as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

“With the country in the midst of the ongoing reverberations of Amrit Mahotsav and August 15 round the corner, another great campaign will be launched in the country. ‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’ campaign will be launched to honour our martyred brave heart men and women,” said the Prime Minister.

A host of programmes will be organised across the country in the memory of the immortal martyrs. In the memory of these luminaries, special inscriptions will also be in-stalled in lakhs of village panchayats of the country, said Modi.

“Under this campaign, ‘Amrit Kalash Yatra’ will also be organised across the country. This ‘Amrit Kalash Yatra’ carrying soil in 7500 urns from every corner of the country will reach Delhi, the capital of the country. This journey will also carry with it saplings from different parts of the country,” PM Modi said.

He further stated that ‘Amrit Vatika’ will be built near the National War Memorial by fusing the soil and sap-lings that would arrive in 7500 urns. This ‘Amrit Vatika’ will also become a grand symbol of ‘Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat’.

It may be noted here that the whole country had come together on the occasion of Independence Day last year for the ‘Har Ghar Ti-ranga Abhiyan’. “With these efforts, we will realise our duties… we will realise the innumerable sacrifices made for the freedom of the country; we will realise the value of freedom. Hence, every countryman must join in these efforts,” Modi added.

The Prime Minister also praised the NDRF personnel for saving the lives of several individuals hit by floods and torrential rainfall this year. “Owing to flooding in many rivers including Yamuna, people in many areas have had to suffer. Landslides have also occurred in hilly areas. Meanwhile, in the western part of the country, the Biparjoy cyclone also hit areas of Gujarat some time ago. But in the midst of all these calamities, all of us countrymen have once again brought to the fore the power of collective effort,” Modi said.

PM Modi further said that America has returned more than a hundred rare and ancient artefacts to India. “These artefacts returned to India are 2500 to 250 years old. You will also be happy to know that these rare items are related to different regions of the country. These have been made using terracotta, stone, metal and wood. Some of these are such that they will fill you with wonder. If you have a look at them, you will be left mesmerised. You will also get to see a beautiful sandstone sculpture of the 11th century among these. This is an artwork of an ‘Apsara’ dancing, which belongs to Madhya Pradesh,” PM said during Mann Ki Baat.