Lucknow. Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP is against the backward and the downtrodden. The public holiday on Vishwakarma Jayanti was declared in the SP government. The BJP government has insulted Vishwakarma society by canceling the holiday declared on the festival of worship.
While congratulating all the people of the state Vishwakarma, Sharma and Shilpkar Samaj on Vishwakarma Jayanti, the SP President said that Vishwakarma ji has fame as the craftsman of the universe. Vajra, the most powerful weapon of Indra, was also created by Lord Vishwakarma. In the socialist government, the land of the Gram Sabha was given to Vishwakarma Samaj. Apart from giving ITI certificate to the youth of Vishwakarma, Blacksmith and Carpenter society, employment was provided to the ancestral workers.
At the same time, Vishwakarma Jayanti was celebrated with simplicity at the state headquarters. National Secretary Rajendra Chaudhary and State President Naresh Uttam Patel paid floral tributes by garlanding the picture of Lord Vishwakarma. On this occasion, SP leaders and workers demanded from the BJP government to declare Vishwakarma Jayanti as a public holiday.
Speaker of the Assembly asked for cooperation, Akhilesh said that he will give a chance in the House The Speaker has sought the cooperation of the Leader of the Opposition for the smooth conduct of the proceedings of the Assembly. At the same time, Akhilesh also told the Speaker that you are our patron, give the opposition a chance to speak in the House as much as possible.
Akhilesh reached the Vidhan Bhavan office at around 5.30 pm on Saturday to meet the Speaker. SP chief whip and former minister Manoj Pandey was also with him. Akhilesh gave a bouquet to the Speaker of the Assembly, then the Speaker presented him with a symbol and an angavastra. He also showed Akhilesh the beautification done in the lobby of the Vidhan Bhavan.