NAGROTA: Former Minister Sham Lal Sharma and former Mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation, Chander Mohan Gupta, on Tuesday inaugurated a Bhandara, being organized by Bharat Sevashram Sangha at Panjgrain, Nagrota. Bhandara has been organized by the devotees of the Sangha under the banner of Baba Amarnath Charitable Trust and it will continue till the end of the Yatra.
The pilgrims will be served breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Langar during the Yatra period. While speaking on the occasion, Sham Lal Sharma appreciated the social work done by the organization by reaching to the affected community members at the time of the natural calamities in J&K. He said that BSS is engaged in hosting social welfare activities all over the country.
It contributes towards development of the people at large, and in particular the financially-weak and neglected sections, he said, adding that BSS is contributing in the spheres of health, education and self-employment.
Chander Mohan Gupta said that people of Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian have been living in J&K and expressed his hope that the great ideals of sacrifice, service and universal unification of the Sangha-Founder, Acharya Srimat Swami Pranavanandaji Maharaj will surely inspire the people of the J&K to live in peace and harmony. He promised to help the Sangha, which is rendering its services to the nation.
Earlier on their arrival, the Sham Lal Sharma and Chander Mohan Gupta performed Puja in traditional style of BSS, followed by unfurling of the Sansthan flag in the presence of Swami Satyamitrananda Ji, prominent members of Sangha and civil society. Swami Saryamitrananda Ji threw light on the life of the founder of BSS Yogacharya Srimat Swami Pranvananda Ji Maharaj and the activities of Sangha in J&K.
He mentioned about the distribution of relief material and establishment of Langars for the uprooted people in the State especially in Jammu division during the last year’s natural calamity in the State.
Swami Satyamitrananda Ji informed that BSS also play a substantial role by supplementing efforts in arranging medical camps and other facilities for the visiting devotees Srinagar too. He said thousands of devotees and Sadhus have been availing the facilities made available by the BSS at Nagrota. In the programme, clothes were distributed to the Amarnath pilgrims. Later, Sham Lal Sharma and Chander Mohan Gupta served Prasad of the Bhandara to all the participants.
