BJP government in Odisha moves to give grand tribute to VHP leader
The Mohan Majhi Government will develop Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati’s village as heritage village
The Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party has announced extensive plans to honor the legacy of Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, who was assassinated in 2008 amid violent communal unrest in Kandhamal district. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi unveiled initiatives to transform his birthplace, Gurujang, into a "Heritage Village" and the local panchayat into a "Model Panchayat."
The government has also renamed the Phulbani Government Medical College as Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Medical College and allocated funds for the preservation of Jalespata Ashram and Kanyashram. Odisha CM criticized the previous administration's handling of the case, vowing justice and truth. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's admiration for Swamiji's principles of upliftment and antyodaya were also highlighted.
Left parties, however, criticized the renaming of the medical college, describing Saraswati as divisive and questioning the suitability of naming a public institution after him.
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