On this particular day in 1979, Khargeshwar Talukdar had left us. Khargeshwar Talukdar was the person who had vowed to protect the State by driving out all the foreign immigrants, and following his call, the people of the State came out in unison, and he had left us in the early morning on the 10th of December. Khargeshwar Talukdar was not the last one. Khargeshwar Talukdar embarked on a journey of self sacrifice. And right in front of us 850 youths left us by sacrificing their lives. Every year, we celebrate this day on December 10 as Martyrs' Day, remembering the bravery and unconditional love of those martyrs towards the nation. Today, the Yuva Morcha of the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to celebrate this day centrally at Morigaon. Today, at this moment, we pay special tribute to those brave hearts once again. The Morigaon District is one of the districts in Assam which is known for its struggle for self-reliance, whether it is the movement for economic reform or the movement for protecting national identity. This district has bathed in blood, and even then, the people of this district have taken the risk of protecting the nation even by shedding their blood. Approximately 88 people, including Hemram Pator, Tilak Deka, Gunabhiram Bordoloi, and then Gajen Saikia, Putul Ingti, and, during the agitation for protecting our identity, Jatindra Mohan Das, Jaleswar Das, Laxmikant Deka, Prathamik Deka, and others, gave their lives to protect the Assamese community. I would like to offer my heartiest thanks and gratitude to the Yuba Morcha of Assam for organizing the Martyr's Day in this district, which gives me immense opportunity to offer my sincerest gratitude to the brave souls and to bow down before the members of the families of those brave hearts. I once again offer my sincerest gratitude to the families of the martyrs for being present here and responding to our invitation. Their kind gesture is a blessing and a source of inspiration for us. The victims of harassment and the members of their families are a lifelong inspiration for us. They are also present among us. I offer my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all of them. Respected all, from 1979 to 1985, the people of Assam fought for protecting their identity. The Assamese people even came out to the streets to protect and save the nation and to make itself free from all negative forces. Thousands of youths silently sacrificed their lives for the nation. People from outside the state, including thenPrime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, also attempted to protect Assam from a potential threat. In 1985, during the Assam movement, an attempt was made to find a successful solution for protecting the national identity of the Assamese. Signing the Assam Accord was a testimony, and various efforts were made to make Assam an immigrant-free state by updating the National Register of Citizens. It is really unfortunate for us that every time the Assamese have made efforts to save the nation, even by shedding their blood, the community starts facing some new crisis again.
