Srinagar 01 December (KNB): Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Earth Sciences, Science and Technology Indian said that scientists not only played an important role in obtaining freedom for the country but continue to play a crucial role in the country’s development.
As per an official communique, Dr Jitendra Singh was the Chief Guest of the two-day National Conference on ‘Indian Independence Movement & the Role of Science’.
The Union Minister also said that India’s subjugation was designed through the colonial scientific plans, and the country also gained its freedom through Indian scientific plans.
He further elaborated on the role of scientists during the freedom movement and said that even people who were not involved in science used the scientific means to fight for freedom.
Dr Singh cited that the greatest scientist warrior was none other than Mahatma Gandhi and his non-violence and satyagraha was a scientific resistance to British rule. The Minister also recalled the contributions of Sir JC Bose on his birth anniversary. (KNB)