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Speakers recall swami Sahajanand
Speakers at a function organised at Shri Krishna Memorial ( SKM) Hall to celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati insisted that it was only the NDA governments at the Centre and state which has taken concrete steps to commemorate him. The state unit of the BJP organised the function.
The speakers also recalled the issuance of postal stamp to commemorate him when Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government was at the Centre. Besides, under the Vajpayee government, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) also constituted an award in his name to honour agriculture scientists. Besides, the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in the state installed a life-size statue of Saraswati at Shri Krishna Nagar Park at Patna.
Born in Uttar Pradesh, Saraswati, among other things, pioneered a kisan andolan in the 1930s in Bihar that sought abolition of zamindari system and tenancy reforms. It formed a backdrop to the final abolition of zamindari system and the start of land reforms from the 1950s. He was also well versed in the country s scriptures, and toured across north India to sow seeds of peasant agitations.
Among the speakers who recalled the contributions made by Saraswati in glowing terms were BJP s Bihar co-incharge Dharmendra Pradhan and party national organisation secretary Nagendra, who is also in charge of the affairs of the state BJP. Besides, the party MPs, Shatrughan Sinha, Radha Mohan Singh and Nikhil Kumar Choudhary, along with state chief C P Thakur, also recalled the impact he had left on society. Senior most state BJP leader Kailashpati Mishra was also present.
Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi, as the chief guest on the occasion, referred to the work being done by the NDA government in the state to benefit the farmers and protect their interests. It included constitution of a farmers commission to give recommendations for policy framing.
He said that the government itself has been doing work for the development of agriculture sector, including the fishery, poultry and other activities, as per its roadmap that was prepared in consultation with the farmers and agriculture experts. In fact, agriculture was on the priority map of the state government and attention was being also paid to augment irrigation potential of the state, he added.
Among the ministers who highlighted the contributions of Saraswati, apart from referring to the performance of their departments, were health minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey, road construction minister Nand Kishore Yadav and urban development minister Prem Kumar. |
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