New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) The Centre on Wednesday asked States and Union Territories (UTS) to ensure the observance of two minutes silence on the Martyrs’ Day on January 30 in the memory of all those who have sacrificed during freedom struggle.
In a communication, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that on January 30, every year, two minutes silence is observed at 11 AM throughout the country, in the memory of those who sacrificed their lives during the struggle for India's freedom.
While giving instructions, the MHA said, “Silence should be observed and work and movement stopped for two minutes throughout the country at 11 AM on January 30. Wherever feasible, the commencement and termination of the two minutes’ silence period should be indicated by the sound of a siren or Army guns.”