AGARTALA, Aug 15 (TIWN): On the occasion of 72nd Independence Day, Congress President of Tripura unit Birjit Sinha said, it can not be forgotten that when India achieved freedom, the people were unable to make a needle also and from that place, it was the Congress Govt which has lifted the country's name at World-level.

"India is world-famous due to Congress Govt's good governance. The Govt made the people able to stand on their feet. We reached the sky, we invented satellites", Birjit Sinha said.

"People in India were very poor and from there country today is efficient in food", Sinha said.

The Congress President further said, it also can not be forgotten that the base of our constitution is secularism and without secularism our country can not go ahead.

"Unity amid diversity is our pride. If the unity is broken, India will lose its glory", he added.