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New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijendra Gupta on Sunday said Swami Dayanand Saraswati was not only a saint and reformer but also the true architect of India’s independence.
Addressing the International Arya Samaj Conference organized to commemorate 150 years of Arya Samaj in Rohini, Gupta said, “His teachings lit the flame of revolution which later illuminated the entire country.”
The event was also attended by Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, DAV Management National President Punam Suri and Arya Samaj International President Surendra along with representatives from India and abroad, a statement said.
Chairman Gupta lauded the timeless contributions of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, whose vision and teachings continue to guide generations.
He said that Satyarth Prakash not only enlightens the society but has also become the philosophical foundation for a new India, which values truth, equality and national awakening.
“During the era of Swami Dayanand, the greatest need of the nation was freedom, and it was he who first sowed the seeds of that great revolution. His call for truth and justice became the moral force behind India’s freedom struggle.”
Gupta emphasizes that Swami Dayanand’s influence ran deep into India’s national movement, inspiring revolutionaries such as Lala Lajpat Rai and Ram Prasad Bismil.
He also highlighted the extraordinary role of Swami Shraddhanand, who carried forward the legacy of Swami Dayanand with unparalleled courage.
“Swami Shraddhanand’s leadership during the 1919 Satyagraha in Delhi gave birth to the first spark of the Jallianwala Bagh movement. When the British opened fire on peaceful protesters at Chandni Chowk, he was at the forefront. Gandhiji himself had written that ‘Swami Shraddhanand’s word was law in Delhi’,” he said.
The Speaker drew a powerful historical connection between the Legislative Assembly of Delhi and the Imperial Legislative Council and called it “the first Parliament of the country”.
He explained how the infamous Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919 despite India’s opposition, and how Gandhiji’s call for Satyagraha was born out of that injustice.
Gupta said, “It was Swami Shraddhanand who first gave shape to the movement in Delhi, awakening the conscience of the country.”
–IANS
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