Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other leaders after unveiling a 23-foot statue of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj installed at Chicalim.
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Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said Shivaji's biography and ideology would be taught in schools and also at Goa University.
Sawant was addressing a gathering after unveiling a 23-foot statue of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj installed at Chicalim.
“The State government is heading towards providing good governance to the people. We are walking along the footsteps of Shivaji's Surajya, which was the administrative system during Shivaji's era,” said Sawant.
The chief minister stressed on renovating forts in Goa and mentioned the fort at Sada, which is in a dilapidated condition.
Meanwhile, at a function in Valpoi, speakers hailed the State government’s decision to have a Shivrajya Abhisek Din and said Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s ideals would resonate among the younger generation.
They were speaking at the Shivrajya Abhisek Din in Valpoi and among those present at the gathering included Sattari Deputy Collector Praveen Parab, Mamletdar Kaushik Desai, VMC Chief Officer and BDO Suryajirao Rane, VMC Chairperson Sehzin Sheikh, Khotoda Sarpanch Santosh Gavkar and panch members from various panchayats in the taluka.
Speaking on the occasion, Vinod Shinde said the work of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is incomparable and it is imperative for today's generation emulate his work.
Adv. Yashwant Gavas said various activities are being organised by the Valpoi Shiv Jayanti Organizing Committee to mark the occasion.
BDO Suryajirao Rane and ZAO Vishwanath Gavas also spoke on the occasion.
