US EditionAmit Shah Lauds Sanatan Dharma and Celebrates 200 Years of Shikshapatri
Amit Shah emphasized the Modi government's 11 years of initiatives promoting India's spiritual heritage and warned a government disrespecting Sanatan Dharma won't regain power, citing saints' blessings.
- On Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said a government failing to respect Sanatan Dharma would never regain power at a Swaminarayan sect event in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
- At the 200th-anniversary event, the Shikshapatri was celebrated as a 200-year sacred code containing 212 Sanskrit verses that outline moral and social principles for Swaminarayan Sampradaya followers.
- Shah credited 11 years of the Modi government with initiatives like yoga, Ayurveda, cow protection, pilgrimage site restoration, and the Ram temple rebuilt after more than 550 years.
- Shah said efforts have focused on reviving ancient traditions and promoting holistic well-being while followers of Sanatan traditions organised community reforms and campaigns against vices and addictions inspired by Lord Swaminarayan.
- Shah also pointed to recent legal changes, saying, `Article 370 was removed, Triple talaq was abolished, and a Common Civil Code has been initiated for all religions,` and noted the Swaminarayan Sampradaya’s role in protecting Sanatan values and urging social reforms.
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Amidst the Shankaracharya controversy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah made a significant statement during an event in Gujarat. He said that Adi Shankaracharya had raised the flag of Sanatan Dharma. Governments that fail to uphold the values of Sanatan Dharma never return to power.
Govt that disappoints followers of Sanatan Dharma will never return to power: Amit Shah in Gujarat
He said that works related to Yoga, Ayurveda, cow protection and restoration of pilgrimages such as Badrinath, Kedarnath, Kashi Vishwanath, Mahakaal and Somnath have also been done in the past 11 years.
Govt that does not uphold Sanatan Dharma will never come to power: Shah
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, January 27, said that with the blessings of saints, a government that fails to uphold the values of Sanatan Dharma would never return to power in the country. Addressing a gathering of the Swaminarayan sect in Gandhinagar, Shah said that followers of various Sanatan traditions waited for a long time after Independence, hoping for a government that would give due importance to Sanatan Dharma an…
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