empowerment and it alone helps people to build a respectable career and
character", said the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee today at
Murshidabad in West Bengal. He was addressing at a programme after
inaugurating the newly constructed campus of the AMU Murshidabad Centre.
Shri Mukherjee said that knowledge is power and it brings all kinds of
social, economic and political empowerment to the people. He said that he
had a dream of bringing AMU to Murshidabad since he was first elected
Member of Parliament from Murshidabad. He said that he had noticed
students, especially Muslims students going in large numbers to AMU for
higher studies. He said that finally his dream has come true with the
establishment of this centre.
He said that Murshidabad has been a great centre of knowledge during the 18
th century and it significantly contributed to the great Bengal Awakening
those days. He hoped that with the establishment of this centre,
Murshidabad has been set on a course of resurgence and soon it will attain
its lost glory. He however, pointed out that it was more essential to focus
on providing quality education.
Shri Mukherjee said that Sir Syed wanted AMU to grow and spread all over
the country and he pronounced his vision while laying the foundation stone
of Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College. The President of India said that Sir
Syed's dream has been materialized with the establishment of three centres
of AMU in Murshidabad, Malappuram and Kishanganj.
He said that AMU has been a great edifice of enlightenment and intellectual
development. It has produced several great personalities including the
great freedom fighter, Rafi Ahmad Kidwai and the first Prime Minister of
Pakistan, Liaqat Ali Khan.
Earlier, in his welcome address, AMU Vice Chancellor, Lt. Gen. (Retd.)
Zameer Uddin Shah said that AMU felt proud of the fact that the President
of India has visited AMU thrice during the last three months. It is a
reflection of his special feeling towards AMU, he added. He also thanked
the Government of West Bengal for providing land for the Centre and
extending help and assistance in developing infrastructure.
The Vice Chancellor said that he wanted local students to take admission at
this centre in large numbers. He said that he wanted to establish a
Polytechnic at this centre as soon as possible. He said that availability
of increased funds was fore most need of the Centre to establish a health
centre and a polytechnic. He also stressed the need for linking the two
pieces of land on either side of the Farakka Barrage through a bridge.
The President of India in his address assured the Voice Chancellor that
soon a bridge will be built near Farakka Barrage to link the two pieces of
AMU Murshidabad Centre's land and a water purification plant will also be
established in the centre to tackle the drinking water problem in the
Centre. He said that expenditure on projects will be borne by the central
government.
Expressing gratitude to the guests, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Brig. (Retd.) S.
Ahmad Ali thanked the President of India for his constant help. He also
thanked the West Bengal government for its continued support and
cooperation. Brig. Ali especially thanked the Chairman and Managing
Director of HCL, Shri Bhaduri for successfully carrying out the
construction work in the campus. He appreciated the role of District
Administration of Murshidabad in providing logistic support to organize the
programme.
West Bengal Governor, Shri M. K. Narayanan, local Member of Parliament,
Shri Abhijeet Mukhrjee, local MLA and a number of distinguished
personalities were present during the programme. From AMU, Dean, Faculty of
Law, Prof. Iqbal Ali Khan, Dean, Faculty of Management, Prof. Israrul
Haque, Prof. Pervez Talib, University Engineer, Mr. Firoz Khan and PRO, Dr.
Rahat Abrar were also present on the occasion.
The President of India, along with the AMU Vice Chancellor took a round
through the campus in a car. AMU Vice Chancellor, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Zameer
Uddin Shah presented a memento to the President while Pro-Vice Chancellor,
Brig. (Retd.) S. Ahmad Ali felicitated the Governor of West Bengal with a
memento.
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