Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan volunteered labour in ashrams of saints and seers on Saturday following recent rain and storm in Simhastha Mela area at Ujjain. The saints and seers were moved to see the Chief Minister drenched in sweat while working hard in the scorching sunshine. They embraced Chouhan, brought him to the shade and offered him water and other things.
At his Ashram, Mahant Nritiyagopal Das seated the Chief Minister after his voluntary labour, held discussion and offered fruits etc as Prasadi. Similarly, Sant Ravishankar Prasad of Rawatpura Dham urged the Chief Minister to take rest in his cottage and held discussions with him. Sant Ram Narayan Das of Handiya, Uttar Pradesh and Radhe Radhe Baba of Godarmau offered Prasadi and water to the Chief Minister. Sant Rampadarth Das from Girnar, Gujarat presented dry fruits of Himalaya area to the CM.
When Mahant Ramroshan Das of Janakpur Dham and Sadhu Ramraidas of Vrandavan Dham saw the Chief Minister volunteering labour in their Ashrams, they urged him to come under shade where they offered him cold drinks. Saints and seers said that no one has control over natural calamities. It is sense of responsibility of the Chief Minister that he is volunteering labour in the scorching heat at the time of disaster. This shows Chief Minister's extreme dutifulness, commitment and deep devotion towards saints and seers.
Meanwhile, complete normalcy has been restored at Simhastha Kumbh Mela. Millions of pilgrims flocked to take the holy dip in the Kshipra river in Madhya Pradesh as normalcy has been restored at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain after Thursday's rain and storm that claimed 7 lives. Heavy rush of pilgrims prompted police to put up barricades at the main intersections and stop vehicular traffic on the approach roads to the Ramghat.