Sarbananda Sonowal remembers supreme sacrifices of Alaboi Battle heroes

– Government to construct war memorial at site

GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that true to the spirit of Alaboi Battle where the Assamese soldiers belonging to different caste and creed put up a brave resistance against the Mughals, the people of Assam at present need to unite to fight against the divisive forces acting tacitly against the growth and development of Assam.

Speaking at the Alaboi Memorial Day at Dadara Higher Secondary school premises at Kamrup on Wednesday, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that the Assamese soldiers in Alaboi Battle fought on August 5, 1669 despite showing victories in the beginning were killed by the Mughals. However, the battle preceded the famous battle of Saraighat in which the Assamese forces scripted convincing victory against the Mughals. He also said that the famous battle of Alaboi sown the seeds of victory against the mighty Mughals.

He also said that considering the supreme sacrifices of Assamese soldiers in the Battle of Alaboi, the State government would set up a war memorial at Kamrup as a part of the government's rich tributes to the devotion, dedication, martyrdom of the soldiers. Sonowal also thanked the representatives of different ethnicities who were present at the memorial function at Dadara which coincided with the bhumipujan of Ram Temple at Ayodhya.

Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Finance etc. Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma while speaking on the occasion said that the State is greatly indebted to the supreme sacrifices of the Assamese soldiers in the Battle of Alaboi. He also said that sacrifices of the soldiers should always remain fresh on the minds of the people of the state and therefore, State government would do everything possible to construct a war memorial at Kamrup and land for the purpose has already been earmarked.

Minister for Water Resources, Cultural Affairs only in charge of Library and Archaeology matters, Keshab Mahanta while speaking on the occasion paid a rich tribute to the martyrs and said that his department would do everything possible to immortalize their love and commitment towards their territory.

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