Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday lauded the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar led the government to elevate cultural harmony globally through the International Geeta Mahotsav (IGM) since 2016.

Shah, who was in Kurukshetra to participate in the ongoing International Gita Mahotsav, also attended the Sant Sammelan and underscored the timeless wisdom embedded in Srimad Bhagavad Gita as a solution to individual, societal, national, and global challenges.

Addressing the gathering, Shah said that the purpose of spreading the knowledge of the Gita is not merely to prevent wars but to motivate individuals for a righteous cause. He emphasized that Lord Krishna imparted this knowledge to Arjuna for the establishment of religion on earth and the welfare of society.

The Union Home Minister commended the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that from 2014 to 2024, historic decisions have been made to awaken India's self. These decisions include the construction of the Shri Ram temple, the abrogation of Article 370, and transformative developmental projects.

Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar commended the Government of India, operating in alignment with Indian cultural values since 2014, and praised PM Modi and Home Minister Shah for their effective resolution of complex issues. 

Khattar acknowledged recent legislative developments, with three new laws related to CRPC and IPC passing in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. He applauded the Center government's efforts to unite the country by dismantling remnants of colonialism that persisted for 75 years after independence. Khattar referred to the Prime Minister and Home Minister as the ‘Iron Man’ for taking these transformative decisions. He said that the message of Gita given by Lord Shri Krishna to Arjuna in the Mahabharata war thousands of years ago is not just the reading of the book but it is eternal, universal, everlasting.

HM inaugurates 12 projects worth around Rs 400 crore in Chandigarh

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated nine projects and also laid the foundation stone for three more during the programme held at the Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology in Sector 26. The projects are valued at around Rs 400 crore. Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit, who is also the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, was among others present on the occasion. The projects inaugurated include Administrative Block-C (degree wing), CCET, Sector 26, Himalaya Hostel in Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Sector 12, sewage treatment plant at Diggian, augmentation of the existing STP Plant at Raipur Kalan, 192 houses in Chandigarh Police complex, Dhanas and the Centre for Cyber Operations and Security in sector 18. Shah laid the foundation stone of an effluent treatment plant at the Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, Government High School, Sarangpur, and the Government High School, Karsan.