Uttarakhand governor Baby Rani Maurya, chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Vidhan Sabha speaker Prem Chand Agrawal, cabinet minister Madan Kaushik and MP Ajay Bhatt attended the function held to mark the seventh death anniversary of Swami Hans Prakash at the Avadhoot Mandal Ashram on Sunday.
Speaking on the occasion, the governor said that true homage to any saint is to move ahead along with the backward, exploited, uneducated, poor and needy people in society.
Such people should be accorded a place at par with others in order to given them a sense of equality in society. Their equal participation should be ensured in the social and religious activities too, she said.
Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat appreciated the work being done by the Avadhoot Mandal Ashram in the spheres of education, medical service, cow protection, culture and social service for many years.
He said that the life of Swami Hans Prakash was an inspiration.
Along with members of the religious fraternity, MLA Adesh Chauhan, district magistrate in-charge Vinit Tomar and senior superintendent of police Senthil Avoodai Krishnaraj S were also present on the occasion.
