Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Uttar Pradesh Concludes Kakori Centenary With Swadeshi Appeal and Mango Export Initiative

A Lucknow ceremony invoked the 1925 revolutionaries to link national unity with swadeshi-driven economic growth.

Photo: SNS
Freedom fighters Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan, Rajendra Lahiri and Thakur Roshan Singh challengeed the might of the British Empire. (HT Photo)
The Chhedi Lal Dharmshala in Aminabad, Lucknow. (Mushtaq Ali/HT Photo)
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath at the Kakori Train Action Centenary event in Lucknow on Friday. (PTI PHOTO)

Overview

  • Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged citizens to “live for Swadeshi and die for the nation” and hoist the tricolour under the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign at the centenary’s conclusion.
  • Yogi paid homage to Kakori martyrs by planting a Peepal tree and participating in Raksha Bandhan rituals to honour revolutionary sacrifice.
  • The state unveiled plans to export Malihabad mangoes globally under the ‘Kakori’ brand to connect local development with the freedom struggle’s legacy.
  • Adityanath warned that purchasing foreign goods drains national wealth abroad and can fuel terrorism, urging preference for indigenous products during festivals.
  • Descendants of the 1925 revolutionaries pressed for formal expansion of the Kakori Train Action’s inclusion in school and university curricula.