New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI) Delhi minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday appealed to people to light a 'diya' in their house on Independence Day as a salute to freedom fighters who sacrificed their everything for the country and future of its citizens.

"For independence of India, thousands of freedom fighters lost their lives, deserted laps of weeping mothers, and left our sisters as widows. But today we have become so selfish that we have even forgotten to remember their sacrifices," said the minister in an audio message, titled ''Ek Diya, Shaheedo Ke Naam''.

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"Let's make a new start this Independence Day. While celebrating independence, in the honour of our freedom fighter, let us light a diya (earthen lamp) at our home. Let us salute them, bow to them, pray for them, who sacrificed their lives for us, for our freedom, for our future," he said.

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