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BJP to launch nationwide Sant Ravidas campaign on July 29
The BJP will run the nationwide Samrasata Sankalp Abhiyan from July 29, 2026, to February 20, 2027, to mark Sant Ravidas Maharaj’s 650th birth anniversary. The Hindu reports that the campaign will…
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The BJP will run the nationwide Samrasata Sankalp Abhiyan from July 29, 2026, to February 20, 2027, to mark Sant Ravidas Maharaj’s 650th birth anniversary. The Hindu reports that the campaign will promote his teachings on equality, social justice and harmony.
The campaign will begin with lamps lit in 51,000 temples on Guru Purnima, including 11,000 at Sant Ravidas Ghat in Varanasi. Sacred soil from his birthplace in Sri Govardhanpur will be carried across India. A month-long yatra from Dera Sach Khand Ballan in Jalandhar to Govardhanpur will run from October 5 to November 5, with bhajans, seminars and cultural programmes.
The Indian Opinion
It would be easy to treat this as either a purely cultural tribute or a routine political outreach exercise. The announced programme contains both religious symbolism and a stated social message, but its value will depend on what happens beyond lamps, yatras and speeches. If the BJP wants Sant Ravidas’s call against caste discrimination taken seriously, the campaign should be judged by its public commitments and measurable work on social inclusion, not by the number of events held.
Source: thehindu.com
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