Chandigarh, November 25
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, has stressed the need for raising the standard of living of people to eradicate the menace of corruption from the society. This could be made possible only with the help of Bhagwat Gita which is more relevant in the 21st century.
Mr Manohar Lal was speaking at the International Seminar organized as a part of the International Gita Mahotsav in Kurukshetra today where the President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind, was the Chief Guest.
The Chief Minister said though a tab could be kept on corruption with the help of law and justice but to eradicate it from all levels, the living standard of people would have to be raised. This can be made possible only if people imbibed in them the teachings of sacred Gita. In the fight between justice and injustice, justice would always prevail, he added.
Stressing the relevance of Gita in politics and the need for a Gita on politics to show the politicians the right direction, the Chief Minister said on his advice, Gita Manishi Swami Gyananand Ji Maharaj had written a Gita on Politics. Swami Gyananand Ji Maharaj has so far written ten books on different topics, he added.
Mr Manohar Lal said the topic of the seminar had rightly been selected as digitalization had become the need of the hour for the entire world. With the use of digitalization, we could get any information at the click of a button. The state government has taken various e-initiatives to ensure good governance and keep a check on corruption in the administration.
Mr Manohar Lal said as many 183 as e-services were being provided in about 1,150 villages of the state. Besides, CM’s Window has been set up to redress the grievances of people. With implementation of this system, the people are no more required to come to Chandigarh to get their grievances redressed. Online teachers transfer policy has been implemented and the interview process has been scrapped for recruitment to Group C and D categories of posts.
Gita constitutes the gist and esssence of life and it was Lord Krishna who delivered the celestial message of Bhagwad Gita on the sacred land of Kurukhsetra. The teachings of Lord Krishna are relevant not only for the country but for the whole world.
“Soon after taking over the reins of the administration in the state, I decided to celebrate Gita Jayanti at international level. It is a matter of pride that this year the President, Mr Ram Nath Kovind, has arrived in the holy city to inaugurate the international seminar on Gita. He thanked the President on behalf of the 2.5 crore people of the state. Apart from Haryana, representatives of 11 different countries are participating in the event.
Earlier, the Haryana Governor, Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki, said that with a view to fully implementing the concept of live and let live to ensure peace and prosperity in the world, there was need to spread the message of Gita.
Digitalisation and technology are the basic requirements of the 21st century but if technology is not implemented in accordance with the teachings of Gita, it could prove to be dangerous for the mankind, he added.
The Haryana Education Minister, Mr Ram Bilas Sharma, presented the welcome address and thanked the President for visiting Haryana for the first time after assuming the office of President.
Describing Gita as the pride and honour of Haryana, Gita Manishi Swami Gyanand ji Maharaj said the teachings of this sacred book continued to serve the entire mankind as a source of inspiration. In today’s world of materialism, facilities have increased but capacity has been adversely dented. Therefore, there is need to maintain the right balance between materlialism and spiritualism, he added.
David Frawley from the American Institute of Vedic Studies said Bhagwad Gita characterized the civilization and culture of India. The teachings of Gita are being followed worldwide by scholars, litterateurs and people from all walks of life. Gita teaches us that the entire world is within us, he added.
Chairman, Guru Ram Das Foundation, USA, Mr Satpal, described Gita as a universal granth for all, and not confined to any particular caste, community and nation. This small Granth having 700 shlokas offers solution to all problems. He expressed happiness that a Gita Bhawan was being constructed in Kurukshetra, In fact, such bhawans should be established throughout the world.
Among those present on the occasion included the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Acharya Devvrat, Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister, Mrs Kavita Jain, Transport Minister, Mr Krishan Lal Panwar, Minister of State for Public Health and Engineering, Dr Banwari Lal, MLAs namely, Mr Subhash Sudha and Mr Bakshish Singh Virk and a large number of officers.
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