Congress candidate started election campaign by visiting Kedar Baba

Rudraprayag/Kedarnath, 1 November (Hindus). In the by-election of Kedarnath assembly constituency, Congress candidate Manoj Rawat reached Kedarpuri on Friday and took blessings of Baba Kedar. He paid obeisance at the feet of Baba Kedar and started the election campaign from the Dham. During this time, he also met the pilgrim priests and took a pledge to maintain the mythology and religiosity of Kedarnath Dham.

Congress candidate Manoj Rawat reached Kedarnath Dham, where he was warmly welcomed by Tirtha Purohit Samaj and Congress leaders. He offered prayers at Kedarnath temple and started the election campaign taking blessings of Baba. The Congress candidate said that as a true Sanatani, he has formally started his election campaign by paying obeisance at the feet of his beloved Baba Kedar. He also met all the pilgrim priests in the courtyard of Baba Kedar and took a pledge to maintain the mythology and religiosity of Kedar Dham. He said that he wants peace to prevail in Kedarpuri and devotees to achieve happiness and prosperity. May Baba Kedar provide wisdom to the politicians of the state. He said that every year lakhs of devotees from India and abroad visit Kedarnath Dham. Among these there are many passengers who are very poor. Due to lack of money they have to spend the night outside in the cold. In such a situation, they want that arrangements for accommodation and food should be made for the poor devotees in Kedarnath Dham.

Shelter should be made for the poor in Kedarnath Dham. While meeting the Tirtha Purohit community, Congress candidate Manoj Rawat said that the tradition of Kedarnath Dham is being played with. Kedarnath Dham is being commercialized. Baba's Dham is a symbol of yoga and spirituality, but the state government is conspiring to destroy the sanctity of this Dham, an example of which is the construction of Kedarnath temple in Delhi, for which the stone was taken from Kedarpuri. He said that six months of employment for the local people is linked to the visit to Kedarnath Dham and the state government is keeping a vulture eye on this employment too. Efforts are being made to sell the jobs here to outside capitalists, which will not be tolerated at any cost. On this occasion, District Panchayat member Ganesh Tiwari, Teerth Purohit Umesh Posti, Umesh Posti and others were present.