75,000 Indians wave National Flag to break Pak record; Amit Shah witnesses event
‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’: More than 75,000 persons simultaneously waved the Indian National Flag at Jagdishpur town in Bihar, where the BJP sought to make history by breaking Pakistan’s record set 18 years ago. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also witnessed the proud event.
The occasion was the 163rd birth anniversary of Veer Kunwar Singh, the then king of Jagdishpur, Bihar, who is regarded as one of the heroes of the Revolt of 1857. The event was organised as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence.
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Top BJP leaders from Bihar, including Union Ministers RK Singh and Nityanand Rai, Deputy Chief Ministers Tarkishor Prasad and Renu Devi and their predecessor Sushil Kumar Modi were also present. The National Flag was waved for full five minutes to an instrumental rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’.
Those who attended the event were made to wear bands for physical identification and camera trap was installed, with Guinness Book of World Records for supervision. The crowds applauded when the gigantic screen installed at the venue put the headcount of flag wavers at 77,700.
The previous world record was set by 56,000 Pakistanis who waved their national flag at a function in Lahore in 2004.
Amit Shah, whose role in bringing about “complete national integration by scrapping of Article 370” was hailed by speaker after speaker, himself spoke for less than 30 minutes.
He reminded the younger generation of sacrifices made by freedom fighters while also recalling the role of RSS ideologue VD Savarkar in highlighting the contributions of the likes of Veer Kunwar Singh. Savarkar had called the Revolt of 1857 ‘India’s first war of Independence’ and authored an eponymous book.
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-PTC News with inputs from agencies
