Bharat Vikas Parishad is bridge between those who serve and those in need: Shah
"Bharat Vikas Parishad has been guided by the life and ideals of Swami Vivekananda. The Parishad has embraced the three qualities of dedication (Samarpan), organization (Sangathan), and values (Sanskar) to harness the creative energy of society," Shah said.
He said that the energy generated through organisational strength has brought light into the lives of millions of Indians and has touched the lives of those who most need the power of social organisation. The Bharat Vikas Parishad is not just an organisation, but an idea. It is an effort to connect every Indian with the essence of India.
The Home Minister said that even after six decades since its establishment, the Bharat Vikas Parishad continues to work with relevance and appropriateness. The organization has developed a remarkable work culture that links service to organization, organization to values, and values to nation-building.
He stated that the BVP has served the needy for 63 years without any desire for fame, and the world today needs such organizations.
Shah said that today the organisation has become a very large organization. It has more than 1,600 branches across 412 districts of the country, and over 84,000 families are associated with this service.
He said that the organization has provided a platform to those who work with a spirit of service, fostering a strong connection with them. The workers of the Bharat Vikas Parishad come forward to provide relief during disasters, organize blood donation camps to help patients, conduct values-based camps in villages, and light the lamp of values in many schools.
"In the last 11 years, Prime Minister Modi's government has worked quietly like a 'Sevak' without giving big slogans, with a sense of service and a resolve to serve. He has done a lot of work to get rid of the colonial legacy. By renaming Rajpath as Kartavya Path, it reminds crores of citizens of the duties mentioned in the Constitution of India," Shah said.
Shah said that in a democracy, if someone reminds of duty among those who make rights a means of their politics, then the spirit of the Constitution comes down to earth. When the country's Navy replaces the symbol of the British Army with the symbol of Shivaji Maharaj, then every Indian feels proud. After independence, a war memorial was built in the memory of the soldiers who were martyred. Through the establishment of Sengol in the Parliament, a vision has been put forward about the direction in which India is moving forward.
"On one hand, temples have been renovated in Kashi, Ujjain, Shardapith and the Kartarpur corridor has been built, while on the other hand, the number of IIMs, IITs and AIIMS has also increased three times. While the new education policy has given support to education in mother tongue, India is also ready to be at the forefront in the field of artificial intelligence and cyber security today," Shah said.
"By celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, we remind 140 crore Indians of the concept of leadership of the freedom movement and also make a master plan of PM Gatishakti. We work to free Kashmir from terrorism by ending Article 370, bring CAA and are on the verge of freeing the country from Naxalism. Along with this, by starting the Ministry of Cooperation, we also move forward in the direction of working for small farmers and the poor of the village," Shah highlighted.
The Home Minister said that the time has come to move ahead on the basis of development without forgetting the heritage and build India that all our freedom fighters envisioned. He added that governments alone cannot solve all the problems unless the service organisations follow this path with the same goal.
Present on this occasion were former Supreme Court Judge and national president of the Bharatiya Vikas Parishad, retired Justice Adarsh Kumar Goyaland other dignitaries.
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