labour, Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Minister Antar Singh Arya has called for working with spirit of ‘My Madhya Pradesh’ and ‘My India’ rising above political affiliations. Arya stated this while felicitating freedom fighters, police officers, social workers, teachers, journalists, officers, entrepreneurs etc. at a function organised by Sakal Prantiya Brahman Mahasabha here on Monday. Arya said that Brahmans have been guide of society for centuries. This award function is in fact a function of blessings.
At the outset of the function, tributes were paid to those killed in Petlawad incident. Arya said that this highly unfortunate incident shook the state and entire country. Administration has been directed to make every possible effort to ensure that such incidents do not recur. Arya urged people to spare some time for society and state apart from spending time with their families.
Those felicitated at the function include freedom fighter Aniruddh Shastri, retired police officer CP Dwivedi, education officer DP Vinay, labour leader (INTUC) RD Tripathi, religious representative Durga Das, Ram Bhushan and Jagdish Das, gas affected organisation leader Champa Devi Shukla, railway employee Surendra Dube, journalists Ram Mohan Kurapa, Anil Kumar Sharma, MM Dube of Raj Express, Sonal Bhargava of Nai Duniya, industrialist Ashish Sharma, social workers Harishchandra Bhatt, BD Sharma and Himalaya Sharma, teachers RN Sharma and Alka Bhatt, Public Relations Officer MPEB Manoj Dwivedi, administrative officer Anand Bhatt and Ramesh Chandra Sharma and school director SK Shukla.