SHANTARAM NAIK TO RAISE VISHWAKARMA COMMUNITY ISSUES IN RAJYA SABHA Mr Shantaram Naik M P and Secretary AICC said in Bengalaru on Monday that he will raise the problems of vishwakarma community which consists of carpenters, blacksmiths, sculptors, jewellers ,masons etc., in the Rajya Sabha in the winter session.
Mr Naik , who addressed a conference of Vishwakarma community in Bengalaru on behalf of All India Congress Committee, said that it is the historical monuments and temples constructed by the hard labour of this community that India looks what it looks today. Mr Naik said that it is said that Manu, one of the sons of Vishwakarma, was born as a blacksmith ,who wrote Rigveda , and that his other four sons wrote yajur veda, samveda, atharv veda and pranab veda, respectively. Mr Naik said that India has more than 5000 castes and yet, the country is woven into a united force within the intricacies of caste system. Mr Naik said that Government of India has a number of schemes to give financial assistance and training to various types of craftsmen , and that, the new generation of craftsmen should take benefit of the same. Mr Naik said that there is a opinion in the country that the Vishwakarma community always remained with leftist forces like CPI and CPM , and therefore, they could not make their progress, however, Mr Naik said that irrespective of the fact whether this was a fact or not, things are changing for better for this community. Earlier Dr Parmeswar , President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee inaugurated the conference. A number of sadhus representing the community were present at the conference. Some prominent persons of the community were felicitated at the hands of Shri Naik on the occasion. RELEASED FROM THE OFFICE OF SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK shantaramgoa at gmail.com
