Haridwar: Yogi Adityanath was on a visit to Haridwar today. During this time, Yogi Adityanath participated in the idol installation ceremony at the Samadhi (mausoleum) of Satyamitranand Giri Maharaj. He delivered a speech on this occasion. In his address, Yogi Adityanath said that Uttarakhand is our land of gods. The Char Dham here are truly the foundation of India’s spiritual consciousness.
Yogi Adityanath said that Uttarakhand is moving forward on the path of development and heritage. Yogi Adityanath said that we have seen widespread changes in the country in these 11 years. Collective efforts are being made to build one India and a great India.
Yogi Adityanath said that from Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura, Prayagraj to Kedarpuri and Badrinath Dham, and Haridwar, a new saga of development is unfolding while preserving the heritage. Yogi Adityanath said that today India is not just a geographical entity. It is the penance of India’s sage tradition. India is not the product of any single power.
Yogi Adityanath said that India has given the philosophy of life. Here, culture is not just a matter of faith. He said that India was not created on a single date. India is not the creation of any single power. He said that Sanatan Dharma is the natural flow of India’s consciousness.
Yogi Adityanath said that religion is never weak; it is deliberately weakened. He said that history is witness that the nation that neglects its civilization and culture can neither strengthen the present nor secure the future.
Yogi Adityanath said that Vedic India is a symbol of a self-reliant civilization. He said that this nation was built on the penance of our sages, the labor of our farmers, and the creativity of our artisans. Yogi Adityanath said that 2000 years ago, India’s share in the world economy was 44 percent. 400 years ago, India’s share in the world economy was 25 percent. This was all due to the sages, farmers, and artisans. Today, we have become dependent on the government. The artisan has been made a slave. The farmer has become a taxpayer.
Yogi Adityanath said that the concept of Gram Swaraj (village self-governance) is not just an empty slogan. He said that we have to strengthen the villages and the farmers. He said that villages are the foundation of the nation. Yogi Adityanath said that today we have understood our heritage, because of which we are making our mark in the world. Today, India is on its way to becoming the world’s third-largest economy.
Yogi Adityanath said that Uttar Pradesh is not just a state, it is also the focal point of India’s soul. Yogi Adityanath said there was a time when heritage was reviled in Uttar Pradesh. Bullets were fired at devotees of Rama; at that time, it was not the devotees of Rama who were insulted, but India’s heritage. At that time, Uttar Pradesh was a hotbed of anarchy. No one was safe here. It was engulfed in the flames of riots. Today, with the respect given to our heritage, the picture of this place has changed. Uttar Pradesh has today become the country’s second-largest economy. He said that after 500 years, the Ram Temple has been built in Ayodhya.
He said that Badrinath, Kedarnath, Kashi, and Ayodhya are not just pilgrimage sites, they are centers of national consciousness. Yogi Adityanath said that the nation derives strength from here. He said that the centers of faith must be taken forward with respect and along with our heritage.
