Come forward to make ongoing drives successful
President M Abdul Hamid yesterday urged all to come forward to make the government’s ongoing drives successful to eliminate militancy, narcotics, extortion, gambling and corruption from the country as he hosted a reception for Hindu community on Durga Puja.
“Corruption is one of the key barriers to country’s socio-economic development... So all must come forward to make the ongoing anti-corruption drive successful,” he told the programme at Bangabhaban, marking the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community.
The president said everyone will have to make pledges to remove all sorts of wrong and immoral practices by devoting to the principle “I won’t do wrong and won’t allow others to do so either”.
“And then the country will advance towards development and the cordial and peaceful society will be established,” the head of the sate observed.
Noting that establishing peace and humanity in the society is an eternal message of the religion, the president called upon all to abide by the norms of religion and simultaneously come forward for welfare of the human beings.
He said communal harmony is a longstanding Bangalee tradition and people from all strata will have to take this tradition forward comprehensively.
Greeting the Hindu community on the occasion, the president wished for strengthening the existing bond among all people irrespective of religions and castes.
President Hamid and his spouse Rashida Khanam exchanged greetings with the guests at the programme.
Secretaries concerned to the president were present on the occasion.
Principal of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Swami Purnatmananda Maharaj, parliament members, diplomats, political leaders, editors, journalist leaders, senior civil and military officials, Hindu community leaders and distinguished citizens also joined the reception.
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