With top political leaders, including the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are visiting Gujarat from Saturday onwards up to next one week, the poll bound State is all set to witness high voltage political campaigns.
The Prime Minister is beginning 2-day long Gujarat whirlwind visit, which would cover Saurashtra, North Gujarat and Central Gujarat on October 7 by offering prayer at famous Dwarkadhish Temple — Jagat Mandir — at the pilgrimage Dwarka. After prayer, he will lay foundation stone for a sea link bridge to connect coastal Okha town with Bet Dwarka Island. The major pilgrimage is being visited by the lord Krishna’s crores of devotees. The pilgrims have to take a ferry service operated by Gujarat Maritime Board to reach there.
later on the day Modi will lay foundation stones for a new Rs 2,500 crore Rajkot International Airport on the outskirts of the biggest Saurashtra region’s city. He will also address a huge public rally near the pilgrimage Chotila in Surendranagar district. In the evening he will attend inauguration function of the new building of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Gandhinagar. The Prime Minister will have night halt at ‘Raj Bhavan’ in the State capital Gandhinagar.
The second day of his visit on Sunday will begin from his home-town Vadnagar, where PM Modi would inaugurate the new Rs 500-crore civil hospital and medical college. PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for the Rs 1,200-crore Devi Ni Mori International Buddhist complex near Shamlaji in Aravalli district. At Vadnagar, he will dedicate the redeveloped Sharmistha lake to the people and inaugurate other public works, including the redevelopment of Vadnagar railway station, where he once sold tea as a teenager.
later on the day he will lay foundation stones for Rs 3,000 crore Bhadbhut barrage project as well as Rs 650 crore Dahej-Ghogha Ro-Ro ferry service near Bharuch town in Central Gujarat. Post these function he will fly back to Delhi from Harni Airport in Vadodara. Interestingly during his couple of days visit to Gujarat, Modi will directly address nearly eight lakh people at four different places and three regions of the State.
Apart from Modi, firebrand Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath too visiting Gujarat for two days on October 13 and 14 to attend ongoing Gujarat Gaurav Yatra. Union law Minister & IT Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad, Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Prakash Javdekar, Jual Oram Union Minister for Tribal Affairs and Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje Scindia too are coming to the State during the period. Sources in Gujarat BJP said that confirmations from Union Minister for Home Rajnath Singh and petroleum Minister Dharme-ndra Pradhan yet to come.
‘’All these national leaders would take part in Gujarat Gaurav Yatra. On 14th October, External Affair Minister Shushma Swaraj will hold Women’s town-hall program in Ahmedabad and address around 1 lakh women across the State using technology,’’ said Gujarat BJP spokesman Bharat Pandya.