In Kanpur, India, the lawyers' association held a celebration of the birthday of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on Monday. Ravi Sharma, president of the association, decorated Netaji's picture and spoke on the occasion. He said, "We feel proud of the courage and sacrifice of our leaders for the freedom of India. The great leaders of the Indian freedom struggle always encourage us. Netaji had raised the Azad Hind Army and added, 'Our leader can play a significant role on the principles on which the country fought against British rule.' The advocates would also follow the path and principles laid by Subhash Chandra Bose and fight for the advocates' pension scheme and for their health insurance. Sharma said the advocates urged the government of India to honour Netaji by conferring on him the Bharat Ratna award. At the end of the function, the advocates offered flowers on the portrait of Netaji and paid respect to him."
