Union Home Minister Amit Shah on April 23 addressed ‘Vijayotsav’ celebrations at Ara. Vijayotsav’ was organised under the ongoing ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to make the young generation aware of the heroic deeds of Veer Kunwar Singh and his fight against the British East India Company.
- The event has been organised to commemorate victory over Britishers by great Indian freedom fighter Veer Kunwar Singh on 23rd April, 1858.
- Veer Kunwar Singh led the Indian rebellion of 1857.
- Jagdishpur in Ara Bihar created world record of the simultaneous waving of 77 thousand 900 national flags at Jagdishpur on the occasion of Vijayotsav.
- Previous record of simultaneous waving of 57 thousand 632 national flags was set in Pakistan in 2004.
