Agra,

01 June (HS): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed a huge seminar organized

in Agra under the Punyashloka Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar Birth Tricentenary Year

Memorial Campaign 2025. The Chief Minister said that during the Mughal period,

when foreign invaders destroyed and corrupted the symbols of India's identity

and faith, especially the temples, then Maharani Ahilyabai did the great work

of their revival 250 years ago. CM Yogi said that Lokmata taught the Malwa

Empire the virtues of self-defense. Today the Indian Army does surgical strikes

and air strikes with the same inspiration. When Pakistan harbors terrorists,

India enters their territory and kills them. The Indian Army destroyed

Pakistan's air system and forced the enemy to bow down. This is the result of

the inspiration of Lokmata's great personality.

The

personality of Punyashloka is still enlightening and inspiring us: The Chief

Minister said that when the society takes inspiration from its national heroes

and heroines, no force can become an obstacle in its path. The great

personality of Lokmata Ahilyabai is a living example of this. The work she did

for women, handicraftsmen, artisans, farmers, youth, security and cultural

heritage of India is unforgettable and commendable. He said that Punyashloka

Devi Ahilyabai renovated many religious places including Puri's Jagannath

Temple, Gaya Temple, Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Kedarnath Dham, Mahakal Temple,

Omkareshwar Temple, Somnath Temple, Bhimashankar Temple and Rameswaram Temple

with her personal money instead of the treasury. She lived only 70 years, but

her personality is still enlightening and inspiring us.

Lokmata

taught the virtues of self-defense: The Chief Minister said that inspired by

the works of Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Holkar, the double engine government is

running many schemes. CM Yogi made special mention of Lakhpati Didi, Beti

Bachao Beti Padhao, Matri Vandana Yojana and Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Along

with this, the work being done in Kashi Vishwanath Dham, the grand Ram temple

in Ayodhya, Mahalok in Mahakal, Kedarnath and Badrinath Dham, Somnath and

Rameshwaram temples are also said to be a part of this series.

The

Chief Minister also mentioned the changes that have taken place in Uttar

Pradesh. He said that earlier some people used to nurture mafias, which used to

create problems for law and order. But today the double engine government has

named the medical college in Auraiya after Lokmata. Earlier some people used to

change the name of the degree college built in her name, but we are honoring

her legacy. CM Yogi praised the work done by Devi Ahilyabai for women and

handicrafts. He said that just as Banarasi sarees in Kashi are world famous,

Lokmata gave global recognition to the sarees of Mahishmati. She made a

detailed action plan for women, which is still inspiring.

On

this occasion, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, his wife Sudesh Dhankhar,

Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, organizer and convener of the seminar,

Union Minister Prof. SP Singh Baghel, Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative

Council Shriram Shinde, MP VK Parthasarathy, MP Vachaspati Nagaraju, former

Deputy CM of Goa Chandrakant Kavlekar, program chairman Hari Singh, ministers

of the state government, MPs, MLAs and other public representatives including

people associated with Pal and Baghel community were present.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi