In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) scheme which encourages all MPs to identify and develop at least one village in their constituency; Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra, on Sunday, adopted five villages and six panchayats in the Sirsa district of Haryana.
Speaking at a rally, in the town of Agroha in Hisar district, on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Agrasen, Chandra said. "To ensure the fulfilment of our PM's dream, I have decided to adopt five villages and six panchayats from Hisar and the Mandi Adampur area. I will not only develop these villages but also transform them into model villages within the next two years."
The rally had been organised by members of the Vaishya community from Hisar and Chandra spoke passionately about how Vaishyas had much to be proud of. "From 11 political parties Vaishyas today have 29 MPs and 111 MLAs from 14 states. Vaishyas are very much involved in the political process and today, after seeing all of you at this rally, one can safely say that Vaishyas have once again made their presence felt," Chandra said.
He added, "We have initiated a new beginning and we want to ask people to start using Vaishya as a status and work towards the benefit of the under-privileged."
Despite all the good work the community had done, Chandra reminded the crowd that much still remained to be done. He said that there were as many as 360 sub castes in the 'Vaishya' (trader) community, of which more than 300 fell under the category of the backward classes.
"This is a situation that requires immediate attention. We request all people to come together and work for the betterment of our community," he said. Chandra also urged the crowd to remember the principles of Maharaja Agrasen.
Speaking at the rally, BJP national president Amit Shah echoed Chandra's sentiments about Maharaja Agrasen. Shah said that Agrasen was the first person to give social security to all the residents of his empire through the one-brick one-rupee initiative. He added that the Modi government also believed in the same principles.
"I salute Maharaja Agrasen for his ideologies and the work he did for the people. His principles of welfare through business, welfare of the people and ensuring patriotism towards the kingdom are the same with which the BJP abides by," Shah said.
Coming to the present, Shah added that through various measures like Start Up India and Make in India, the Central government has ensured that today's youth were no longer job seekers but job providers.
He added that thanks to such initiatives, international companies had set up their manufacturing units here, thus increasing the number of jobs in the country,
"The BJP government believes that in order to be developed, we need to overcome many hurdles. Over the years, various governments gave the call for bringing in GST; however the BJP government made this a reality. This will increase business opportunities, especially when GST comes into effect from April 1, 2017," Shah said.
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