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'''Swami Jitendranand''' (born 25 February 1972), also known as '''Acharya Jitendra''', is religious saint, religious leader, monk, environmentalist activist, and he is the '''General Secretary''' of an NGO named [[Ganga Mahasabha]] founded by [[Madan Mohan Malviya]] in 1905.He is also serving as General secretary of Akhil Bhartiya Sant Samiti,a highest body of Hindu society of religious saint,leader and spiritual gurus,apart from this,He is founder of Hind-Baloch Forum,an organisation dedicated to freedom of Balochistan and sacred Hindu Pilgrimage Hinglaj pith.He has organised many seminar for Baloch freedom struggle throughout India.<br />
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He is working for Ganga since 2000. He is a well known Social Activist(Environmentalist) in India. It was his effort to convince Mr. [[Lal Krishna Advani]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1497453011.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140714221742/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1497453011.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2014-07-14 |title=Abandon dam projects on Ganga: Advani tells Khanduri Copyright Hindustan Times }}</ref> in 2008 to compel the Chief Minister [[B.C. Khanduri]] to abandon all state hydro-dam projects on the Ganga and persuade Professor Guru Das Agrawal [[G. D. Agrawal]] to give up his fast within 24 hours. In 2010 again, [[Acharya Jitendra]] played a crucial role to stop the Loharinag Pala Hydel Project – On The Ganga. As [[K.N. Govinda]] said he worked behind the scenes for three years, interfacing with people and like [[Ramdev|Baba Ramdev]] and [[Acharya Jitendra]], environmentalists and politicians of all hues. He even approached senior Congress leaders for their support. When a favourable atmosphere was created, he met [[Pranab Mukherjee]], leading a delegation of the Ganga Mahasabha. He then spoke to senior [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]] leader [[Ashok Singhal]] and the Bharatiya Janata Party's [[Rajnath Singh]], who persuaded CM [[Ramesh Pokhriyal]] to write to the PM, asking him to scrap the Loharinag Pala project.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tehelka.com/these-are-the-men-who-stopped-a-dam-the-loharinag-pala-hydel-project-on-the-ganga-this-is-how-they-did-it|first=Bhavdeep |last=Kang |work=tehelka.com |publisher=[[Tehelka]] |date=11 Sep 2010 |quote=These Are The Men Who Stopped A Dam – The Loharinag Pala Hydel Project – On The Ganga. This Is How They Did It |accessdate=11 Sep 2010}}</ref><br />
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