Chief guest and President of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji addressed thousands of swayamsevaks (volunteers) participated before their path-sanchalan (route march) taken out by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to mark Vijayadashami on Friday in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. The marchers making their way through the main roads of the city were welcomed at many places enroute and their discipline was an impressive site to behold by all. Over 7000 swayamsevaks attired in new uniform of RSS white shirt and khaki pants, took part in the path-sanchalan. RSS flag was taken out in an open jeep which was followed by Sikh volunteers. A large number of young volunteers were also seen.
.@PujyaSwamiji addressed thousands of @RSSorg volunteers in #Vijayadashami in Ujjain w/ RSS Chhattisgarh head Ashok Sohoney, local unit head Shripad Joshi, RSS publicity in-charge Shailesh Tripathi, Energy Minister @parasjainonline, & others. Read morehttps://t.co/wdwXhx0i18 pic.twitter.com/j9h6K9dyCE
— Parmarth Niketan (@ParmarthNiketan) October 20, 2018
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji shared that India is not only great due to its big buildings, its Taj Mahal or Red Fort. Rather, the real reason India is great is due to the deep thinking and high living of the people of India, who have dedicated their entire lives to the service of the nation. He emphasised that from Mananiya Dr. Hedgewarji to Guruji to Mananiya Dr. Mohan Bhagwatji the RSS leaders are models of living simply, living with less and giving every minute, moment and breath of their lives to serving others. He praised how they have passed that dedication onto all the members and sanghachalaks of RSS.
Pujya Swamiji honoured with a sacred Rudraksha sapling RSS Chhattisgarh head Ashok Sohoney and MP organiser Deepak Vispute besides local unit head Shripad Joshi. Prominent among those who participated in the route march include Energy Minister Paras Jain, Member of Parliament Chintamani Malviya, MLA Mohan Yadav, City BJP chief Vivek Joshi and RSS publicity in-charge Shailesh Tripathi among others. The district administration made safety and security arrangement for the path-sanchalan. Heavy police force was deployed in sensitive areas like Topkhana, Doulatganj, Mahakaleshwar temple area and Kshirsagar area.*
Pujya Swamiji also emphasized the great need to work together to protect water, to plant trees on every occasion and the efforts to abate climate change. He led a pledge that was joined by all present to be the change for a cleaner, greener and more sustainable Bharat.
“Mananiya Dr. Hedgewarji to Guruji to Mananiya Dr. Mohan Bhagwatji the @RSSorg leaders are models of living simply, living w/ less & giving every minute, moment & breath of their lives to serving others. That same dedication has passed onto all the members of RSS.” @PujyaSwamiji pic.twitter.com/neoG5XvWqr
— Pujya Swamiji (@PujyaSwamiji) October 20, 2018
The path-sanchalan was accorded warm welcomed by many organisations and denizens of the city at many places with flower petals. Huge crowd was seen along route of the path-sanchalan to see the event. Waqf Board spokesperson Nazir Hashmi informed that on behalf of Muslim community Waqf Board district head Nizam Hashmi and other representatives welcomed the path-sanchalan in Topkhana area.
*http://www.freepressjournal.in/ujjain/ujjain-thousands-participate-in-rss-path-sanchalan/1379475 Inputs taken from the Free Press Journal