Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sah Sarkaryawah Shri Krishna Gopal Ji
NEW DELHI On the occasion of India’s 80th Independence Day, a flag-hoisting ceremony was organised at Keshav Kunj, Delhi, under the aegis of Shri Keshav Smarak Samiti on, August 15, 2026. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sah Sarkaryawah Shri Krishna Gopal Ji hoisted the national flag and addressed the gathering. At the beginning of the ceremony, the national song Vande Mataram was sung, followed by the hoisting of the national flag and the national anthem. A contingent of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) gave the flag a salute.
Extending heartfelt Independence Day greetings to the people of the country, Sah Sarkaryawah Krishna Gopal Ji said that Bharat is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its independence. On this very day, August 15, 1947, the country became independent after centuries of subjugation. Behind this independence lies nearly a thousand years of struggle for freedom. Thousands and lakhs of people sacrificed their lives for it.
He said that first of all, we should remember those great men and women who sacrificed their lives or remained behind the walls of prisons throughout their lives. Raja Dahir of Sindh, Raja Anangpal of Delhi, Prithviraj Chauhan, Rana Sanga, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maharana Pratap, Chhatrasal Maharaj, Chinnama of South and those people of the Vijayanagara Empire who sacrificed their lives while fighting for freedom. This struggle for freedom continued in different parts of the country. After the arrival of the British, this struggle began again.
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bipin Chandra Pal, Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, Bhagat Singh, Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandrashekhar Azad and people from every province of the country who continued the struggle for a long time, along with the mothers and sisters of the nation—we remember all of them whose sacrifices made this independence possible.
Dr Krishna Gopal Ji said that after independence, the country progressed rapidly. Our country is now moving forward as a great nation. On this Independence Day, I extend my greetings to all the citizens of the country and wish that the entire nation moves forward united and presents a beautiful ideal before the world.
