PATNA: With a raised right hand and a two-minute pledge, more and more people on Wednesday shared something in common on the occasion of three-dayBihar Diwas celebrations. They all joined a club of responsible citizens who took oath to make their state more beautiful and a much better place to live in.
Thousands thronged the stall set up by the state human resource department “Aao Shapath Lein”, where a list of 99 oaths were put up for the people of all age groups. Unicef, too, has extended its support to the stall. The unending queue for taking these oaths only indicated the enthusiasm and joy of common Bihari masses to witness a changing Bihar.
“It is a proud day for all Biharis. I work in Dubai and was here on a vacation for a week only. But when I came to know of the Bihar Diwas celebrations, I extended my stay. There is nothing better than to be a Bihari now. We are all proud Biharis. We are proud to have worked hard to change the image of the state too. May God bless everyone and congratulations to our worthy chief minister. I take a solemn vow to make this state more beautiful,” said Sudhir Singh, a resident of Patna.
“I will help the hungry and helpless, I will help my neighbours, I will give respect to the elders, I will help to encourage communal harmony, I will not keep child labourers in my home, I will not go for any gender discrimination, I will oppose dowry system….” these oaths were taken by a Class X student Amit Kumar.
“It is indeed amazing to see people of all ages waiting patiently for their turn to be photographed with a colorful document mentioning the 99 oaths. Over 5000 people have already taken oath to make Bihar more beautiful,” said coordinator Nalin Verma.
On the colorful oath document is printed “shram, bhaichara and gyan, yehi hai asli Bihar ki pehchan (labour, brotherhood and knowledge, the identity of real Bihar).”
“What a wonderful omen for us on this momentous day,” said Yusuf Ali, a young man working inMumbai who is on a four-day visit to his home town for this festive occasion.
“I have a strong sense of patriotism and a love for this state. I take a pledge to encourage women education, respect women and respect teachers,” said another youth from Gaya, Navin Prakash, who is pursuing his BTech degree.
The list of 99oaths has been finalized keeping the 99th foundation day celebration of Bihar, said principal secretary, state HRD, Anjani Kumar Singh
It is indeed amazing to see people of all ages taking a pledge to make bihar a better place to live in .oh…how i wish i was there for the pledge ceromany .though i m in bangalore ,my heart is in bihar ,and will always remain there .I take pledge that i would do everything for the development of bihar,.i pledge that i will vote and make sure that no corrupt politican come to power.I pledge that i will maintain brotherhood ,harmony amongst all indians and especially all biharis.last but not least i pledge that i will be a responsible citizen of india and of bihar….jai hind jai bihar….