CURATED BY – SURESH MULEWA | CITYCHIEFNEWS 

Jhabua, Jhabua On 15 February in Petlawad city, the people celebrated the 285th birth anniversary of Saint Shiromani Sevalal Ji Maharaj with great enthusiasm. Women, men and children of Banjara community and Vimukt, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic tribal communities participated enthusiastically in the organized program. The main program was organized in the playground of the city government school.
On this occasion, Shri Shyam ji Nayak was the main speaker, department campaigner of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Shri Vijendra Singh ji Gothi, co-department secretary of Ratlam department, Akash ji Chauhan, District President of Banjara Samaj Bharat Singh Rathod, District Convenor Parvat Nath, District Co-Convenor Kailash ji Chauhan Gajanand Nayak. , Bharat Nayak, Kamlesh Nayak, Kanhaiya Nayak, Ajay Panwar, Kailash Nayak, Tandalal Nayak, Budha Muchhal, Ratan Vadatiya, Bhojraj Nayak, Ramesh Bhai, Hukam Nayak, Shravan Nayak, Chandersingh Haruba, Prem Nayak, Sakar Nayak etc. were the stagehands.
Here, first of all, worship was done by garlanding the picture of Shiromani Sevalal Ji Maharaj, the revered saint of Banjara community, by the guests sitting on the stage. After this, all the heads of the society expressed their views.
On this occasion, the main speaker, Shri Shyamji Nayak, who came from Dhar, said that the purpose behind celebrating the birth anniversary of Sant Sevalal Maharaj is to curb the increasing trend of drug addiction in the society, remove illiteracy, maintain social unity, wasteful expenditure and dowry. Objectives like stopping money transactions, making mass marriage mandatory, completely stopping death feasts etc. have to be taken to the last person of the society and prepared for it.
He further said that the sacrifices made by the people of Vimukt and nomadic castes for the independence of the country can never be forgotten.

Shri Nayak further said that the society is backward in the fields of education, economics and politics. For this, people of the society will have to get higher education to overcome this deficiency.

Speaking on the history of the Vimukt, Nomadic Tribe, the main speaker Mr. Shyam Nayak said that the Vimukt, Nomadic Tribal Society had taken up different tasks by roaming around to meet the various needs of the society. The nomadic society is a patriotic, self-respecting and prosperous society. Nomads have an important contribution in fighting the invaders. The people of the nomadic society are the economic, religious and freedom fighters of the country.

Appealing to everyone not to get divided into castes, he said that all of us from the liberated nomadic community should come together and raise our voice for our rights. Do not get misled by religious conversion.

During this, department campaigner Shri Vijendra Singh Gothi said that you and I are not different. There are no untouchables among us, we are all one, your and our great men are one. We are related by blood. We will all work together to solve basic problems like education and housing for all.

Mr. Akash Chauhan, department head of Ratlam department, said that it is necessary to bring liberated, nomadic, semi-nomadic and tribal communities into the mainstream. We are not people of the government or political parties. Our objective is to work for the upliftment, welfare, development and problems of all the free nomadic people. All of us together will work to raise voice for your welfare till the government and administration.

Men, women and children of the Banjara community together took out a grand procession in the city. The journey passed through the main roads of the city. The Yatra was welcomed by many social organizations at various places. The yatra started from the school ground via Gandhi Chowk, Kahar Mohalla Pipada Gali, Jhanda Bazar, Ganpati Chowk, CT Chemist Gali, Mahakal Path, New Bus Stand, Old Bus Stand and ended by reaching the school ground again.