JALANDHAR: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and AICC General Secretary Incharge of Punjab Harish Rawat on Friday paid obeisance at Dera Sachkhand Ballan and sought the blessings of its chief Sant Niranjan Dass ji. He was accompanied by Member of Parliament Santokh Singh Chaudhary and former Punjab Youth Congress President Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary.
On this event, Harish Rawat mentioned that he was very glad to have visited the Dera Ballan and it had performed an unlimited position in uplifting Dalits in Punjab and different components of the world. βSant Niranjan Dass ji and his predecessors not solely centered on religious development of society, but in addition on financial improvement of poor and marginalized. Along with spreading the bani of Guru Ravidas ji across the globe, the dera additionally runs hospitals and academic establishments,β he added.
MP Santokh Chaudhary acknowledged that the dera is a blessing for the disadvantaged and downtrodden. He additionally attacked the anti-Dalit ideology and insurance policies of BJP and mentioned that below their authorities, the atrocities on Dalits have risen.
Noting that Punjab has highest share of Dalit inhabitants in India, Vikramjit Chaudhary mentioned that the Central Government ought to present extra funds for his or her socio-economic improvement, however as a substitute, the Government had stopped even the submit matric scholarships additionally, which was then restarted by Captain Amarinder Singh authorities.
βThe individuals have turn out to be conscious of sinister ideology of BJP and gainedβt be fooled now,β he added.
Dera Ballan trustee Satpal Virdi and Jalandhar (Rural) Congress President Sukhwinder Lally had been additionally current on this event.
