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No one can come between me and Ganga, says sulking Uma (Lead)
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Apparently upset over being stripped of the Ganga Rejuvenation portfolio, Union Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said no one could come between her and the Ganga river, and announced that she will begin a padyatra along the holy river’s banks from Gangasagar next month.
Bharti, from whom Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation portfolio was taken and handed over to Nitin Gadkari in Sunday’s cabinet reshuffle, asserted that she had not failed in the job of Ganga cleaning.
She also wondered how Gadkari could get this portfolio if she had failed because she had worked in consultation with him.
“Good that Nitin Gadkariji himself said yesterday (Monday) that we worked together for three years. The Prime Minister had formed an informal Group of Ministers and we used to consult Nitinji very often,” Bharti said.
She said there was no question of failure on her part as she successfully implemented most of the projects of her ministry.
Bharti used a Hindi song to describe her relationship with Ganga, terming it very “personalised”.
“The Hindi film song ‘Mera toh har kadam teri raah me hai, tu kahin bhi rahe tu meri nigah me hai’ sums up my feelings. I have a very personalised relationship with Ganga. No one can come between me and Ganga,” Bharti said in response to a question as to how she feels on being shifted from the Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry.
She said that she still feels that she is still where she was.
“I still feel I am where I was. I am still a cabinet minister. Every minister can give his opinion on any subject during the cabinet meet. I can still very much voice my opinions and suggestions,” she said.
“Ganga abhi bhi mere pass hai. Ganga mujhse alag ho nahi sakti (Ganga is still with me. Ganga cannot be separated from me),” she said.
Bharti said that the 4,000-odd villages and 1,600 gram panchayats along the river’s banks are under her new ministry.
On being asked if she was taken into confidence by the Prime Minister before changing her portfolio, Bharti said: “This is between me and Prime Minister. But be very clear, Ganga has not been taken away from me. On the contrary, it has been given to me in a bigger way. The essence of sanitation department is that Uma Bharti has now reached on the banks of Ganga.”
She said that she had a long-time wish to undertake a padyatra along the banks of the Ganga, and she had conveyed this to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on various occasions. She said her wish has been fulfilled now.
“I thank the Prime Minister for finally providing me with this opportunity,” she said.
She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi scolded her twice in three years, but for her being overweight and not related to her work.
“He asked me to lose weight,” she said.
Bharti said she will begin a padyatra from Gangasagar in West Bengal in October but hastened to add that it was not an act of defiance.
“I will begin this padyatra to make the people aware about Ganga cleanliness. The government alone cannot clean Ganga. We need to involve people and make them aware of it,” she said.
–IANS
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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