The entire Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Central Jail was gripped in the festivity of celebrated marking 127th birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on Tuesday. Collector, Deepak Saxena IAS graced the programme as chief guest while Superintendent of Police, Aditya Pratap Singh IPS was invited as special guest. The occasion led to conclusion of various literary, cultural and sports competition held for the inmates. Both the officers offered floral tribute on Netaji’s ‘Shayan Pattika’ at Subhash Ward and inspected the entire ward. They inaugurated the programme which was marked with staging of attractive cultural programmes by the inmates.

 

It may be mentioned that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose has been in Jabalpur Central Jail twice. During pre-independence era, the Central Jail of Jabalpur was considered the favorite prison of the British to keep freedom fighters. When Netaji was sentenced during the British rule. Then Netaji was brought to this jail on 22 December 1931 and on 16 July 1932 he was transferred to Mumbai jail. That is, Netaji was kept here for 209 days. After this Netaji was kept in Jabalpur Jail by the British on 18 February 1933 and sent to Madras on 22 February 1933. In his memories, Jabalpur Central Jail was named after Netaji. The male and female inmates presented Yoga, Raai and Gedi folk dances. The programme concluded with distribution of certificates among the inmates who participated in the cultural and sports competitions.