Baramati officers to light lamps of gratitude at Ajitdada Pawar memorial on Padwa

Lamps of gratitude will be lit on Padwa at the memorial of the late Deputy Chief Minister Ajitdada Pawar at Vidya Pratishthan. Officers and employees from Baramati and surrounding areas who serve in government in the state and the country are gathering for the tribute programme, to be held at 5 pm on Tuesday, the 10th.

A large number of officers and employees have entered government service from a rural area like Baramati. Ajitdada always encouraged students in Baramati preparing for competitive examinations. He was always at the forefront in creating facilities for them and in removing their difficulties. For this reason, a large number of young men and women from Baramati were able to enter government service in Class 1 and Class 2 posts.

Whenever these officers from Baramati faced any trouble or difficulty in their jobs, Ajitdada stood firmly by them. With his passing, all of them feel that a great support, a hand on the back, is gone. It is in this spirit that the officers have decided to hold this initiative, named "Ek Deep Kritadnyata Ka" (A Lamp of Gratitude), at Ajitdada's memorial on Padwa.

During Diwali, all of them would make it a point to meet Ajitdada on every Padwa. Now that Dada is no more, the programme has been arranged so that they can visit his memorial and pay their respects. A group of Baramati officers called "Apli Baramati, Apli Manse" (Our Baramati, Our People) has appealed to all officers and employees from Baramati and surrounding areas who are home on leave to attend.