Serving society our tradition: Ravinder Raina

Jammu, Feb 26: J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina today said that serving the people and the society is the culture of his party.

Addressing a function here, he said that this tradition is rooted in the ethos of Bharat. According to a press release during the function the party leaders highlighted various aspects of the life of Guru Ravi Dass, while celebrating the Prakash Utsav of the great saint.

Besides Raina, BJP’s General Secretary (organisation) Ashok Koul, General Secretary and former minister, Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal,and General Secretary and former MLC Vibodh Gupta also attended the function.

Ravinder Raina said that India, the Bharat, has been known as a land of rich culture, heritage, religious values and noble traditions. “On this land, many spiritual and religious saints were born and Guru Ravi Dass, one such among them, earned the most respectable and revered place in the society of his times.” He added that Guru Ravi Dass was born in a poor family and faced poverty, atrocities, and insults but did not deviate from his path of bhakti and came to be known as Sant Shiromani. Raina said that the life of Guru Ji is full of inspiration and discipline.

Dr Manyal said that the community has the responsibility to preach the message and teachings of Guru Ravi Dass to get united to defeat the social evils and excel to lead a respectable and dignified life. He stressed on educating the children in the families and motivate them to earn education to be respectable citizens.