CM Yogi Pays Tribute To Syama Prasad Mookerjee On His 125th Birth Anniversary: 'Great Son Of Bharat'

Published 6 July 2026 · politics

CM Yogi Pays Tribute To Syama Prasad Mookerjee On His 125th Birth Anniversary: 'Great Son Of Bharat' Published By, Last Updated: July 06, 2026, 23:38

CM Yogi Pays Tribute To Syama Prasad Mookerjee On His 125th Birth Anniversary: 'Great Son Of Bharat' Published By, Last Updated: July 06, 2026, 23:38 IST CM Yogi recalled Mookerjee's crucial role in the independence movement, saying he stood firmly against attempts to make Bengal a part of Pakistan. UP CM Yogi Adityanath and other leaders paying tributes to Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday paid tribute to Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his 125th birth anniversary and hailed him as a great son of Bharat Mata, a distinguished freedom fighter, and an educationist. While offering floral tributes at the Civil Hospital, Adityanath said, “Dr. Mookerjee sounded the clarion call against the Nehru government’s policy of appeasement regarding Article 370, which was challenging the unity and integrity of the nation.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP government fulfilled Dr. Mookerjee’s dream by abrogating Article 370 in Kashmir in 2019, and the Constitution framed by Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was also effectively implemented in Kashmir." He also recalled Mookerjee’s crucial role in the independence movement, saying he stood firmly against attempts to make Bengal a part of Pakistan. “As a minister in independent India, he gave priority to implementing the food policy and industrial policy." “When the Nehru government’s policy of appeasement became a challenge to the nation’s integrity, Dr. Mookerjee renounced the politics of power and walked out of the government. After the formation of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, as its founding president, he proclaimed, ‘Ek Desh Mein Do Vidhan, Do Pradhan aur Do Nishan Nahin Chalenge,’ in defence of the nation’s unity and opposed the permit system in Kashmir.

He was arrested for this. In 1953, he laid down his life in Kashmir," the Chief Minister said. He also lauded that Bengal has now become a part of the BJP’s double-engine governance, saying that it is working for the restoration of sites associated with Dr Mookerjee. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, state government ministers Surya Pratap Shahi, Swatantra Dev Singh and Kapil Dev Agarwal, MLA Neeraj Bora, Member of the Legislative Council Mukesh Sharma, former MLA Suresh Tiwari, BJP Metropolitan President Anand Dwivedi, and others were present during the programme. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit First Published: July 06, 2026, 23:38 IST News india CM Yogi Pays Tribute To Syama Prasad Mookerjee On His 125th Birth Anniversary: 'Great Son Of Bharat' Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.