Safety of Valmiki community means safety of society: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told the Valmiki community on Tuesday that their safety meant the safety of society.

“Your respect amounts to respecting Lord Valmiki’s heritage”, he remarked.

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Making an announcement, the CM said that sanitation and contract workers will now get money directly into their bank accounts, not from outsourcing companies but from the government corporation.

“Sanitation workers will also get a health insurance cover of five lakh rupees. When the corporation’s money comes into the account, arrangements will be made that, if unfortunately, any sanitation worker meets with an accident or disaster, the bank will provide Rs 35-40 lakh. Eighty thousand Home Guards in UP have already been covered under this scheme. Now, sanitation workers will also be linked to this arrangement”, he stated.

CM Yogi attended the Maharshi Valmiki Manifestation Day ceremony held here under the aegis of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Mahasabha Trust. The CM congratulated the people of the state on the birth anniversary of Lord Valmiki. A short film was also shown during the event.

Yogi Adityanath said that Maharshi Valmiki is the founder of India’s great spiritual tradition. CM Yogi added that when Swami Vivekananda went to the Parliament of Religions in Chicago, many foreigners mocked his attire.

In response, Vivekananda said, “Your identity is made by your clothing, but for us, our identity is made by our character,” he said.

CM Yogi said that while writing the Ramayana, Valmiki based the entire story on Lord Ram. He explained that Ram was selected as the central character because he personifies Dharma.

“Human society is grateful to Lord Valmiki. Whenever an Indian’s mind doubts, Maharshi Valmiki always sets an ideal based on the model of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram. He depicted Ram’s character, which is relevant in every era, country, and situation. The relationships between brother-brother, father-son, mother-son, and king-subject are encompassed by the term Maryada Purushottam. Ram never violated the line of propriety (Lakshman Rekha),” CM Yogi stated.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that in every temple, photos of Lord Valmiki are placed and continuous recitations of the Ramayana take place. He appealed to all Indians to keep a picture of Maharshi Valmiki in their homes, noting that every narrator of the Ramayana first pays homage to Lord Valmiki. The seat they occupy, known as the Vyas Peeth, is regarded as the most sacred.

The Chief Minister said that India’s tradition of divine sages has guided society through every era. “In the Ramayana period, it was Maharshi Valmiki; in the Mahabharata era, Maharshi Ved Vyasa; in the medieval period, Sant Ravidas; and during the freedom struggle, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Though they lived in different times, all shared the same vision of uplifting society,” he added.