Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini announced that the state government will provide land for the construction of a Dharamshala in Kaithal in the name of Maharishi Kashyap. He also announced that a chowk in Indri will be named after Maharishi Kashyap and a grand statue of Maharishi Kashyap will be installed there.
In addition, adequate funds will be provided for establishing a Maharishi Kashyap Chair at Kurukshetra University.Sh. Nayab Singh Saini was addressing a state-level function organized on the occasion of “Maharishi Kashyap Jayanti” at Sant Kabir Kutir in Chandigarh today.
Paying tribute to Maharishi Kashyap, he said that Maharishi Kashyap was a great philanthropist and protector of society. He gave a new direction to society through the creation of great scriptures such as the Smriti Granth and Kashyap Samhita.
Highlighting the glorious history of the Kashyap community, he said that the community gave powerful kings such as King Nishad during the Ramayana era. It was King Nishad who gave shelter to Lord Sri Ram during his exile. Bhakt Prahlad also belonged to this community. Among the Panj Pyare of Dashmesh Pita Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Bhai Himmat Singh Kashyap Ji was also from this community.
Nayab Singh Saini described the Kashyap community as courageous, brave, hardworking, and self-respecting. He said that the community possesses immense potential and still has a long way to progress. By fully utilizing their abilities, members of the community can contribute not only to the upliftment of their own society but also play a constructive role in the development of the entire nation.
He also appealed to people to keep their children away from social evils such as drug addiction.Referring to the opposition in the country and the state as “issue-less,” he said they are merely spreading misinformation because the public has rejected them.
He elaborated on the welfare schemes being implemented by the Haryana Government for the Kashyap community and other backward classes, stating that the government’s priority is to ensure that the light of development reaches the last person in society. He said that the guiding principle of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas” is inspired by this very spirit.
Sh. Saini described Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi as the biggest well-wisher of the Backward Classes and said that Sh. Modi had granted constitutional status to the Central OBC Commission. He added that Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi has a vision to make India a developed nation by 2047. He said that to realize this vision, there is a need to move forward by eliminating divisions based on caste, region, and language.
MLA from Indri Assembly constituency, Sh. Ram Kumar Kashyap, said on the occasion that although the Kashyap community wanted to celebrate Maharishi Kashyap Jayanti with a grand function in Kaithal, they decided to organize a smaller event keeping in mind the shortage of petroleum products caused by wars in Western countries.
He said the decision was taken in response to the appeal made by Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini to conserve diesel and petrol. He also expressed gratitude for the welfare measures undertaken by the Prime Minister and the Haryana Chief Minister for the OBC community.
Among those present at the event were the Chief Minister’s OSD Sh. Bharat Bhushan Bharti, Kashyap Samaj President Sh. Samay Singh, General Secretary Sh. Veerbhan Arya, Jagdish Kashyap, Pradeep Majri, Neelam Kashyap, and several other distinguished members of the Kashyap community.