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India News | Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath Observes Kakori Train Action Centenary Celebration in Lucknow
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 9 (ANI): Ahead of Independence Day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath observed the 101st anniversary of the Kakori Train Action during a centenary celebration held in Lucknow on Sunday.
During the event, booklets titled Vande Mataram and Kakori Train Action, based on official records and the martyrs of Kakori, were released.
"When we are organising the 101st anniversary of the Kakori Train Action at this historic site, we must remember that the British called it a robbery.
Additionally, CM Yogi Adityanath also inaugurated 'Tiranga Yatra with Youth' under the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign today.
The Kakori Train Action was a 1925 train robbery executed near Lucknow, India, by the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) to secure funds for acquiring weapons to fight colonial rule in the country.