Sounding the poll bugle, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Sunday launched the ‘Gujarat Gaurav Yatra’ by paying…
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Sounding the poll bugle, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Sunday launched the ‘Gujarat Gaurav Yatra’ by paying tribute to Sardar Valabhbhai Patel at his birthplace in Karamsad, Gujarat.
“Before beginning Gujarat Gaurav Yatra, paid tributes to Sardar Patel, the symbol of India’s unity,” tweeted Shah.
"गुजरात गौरव यात्रा" के शुभारंभ से पूर्व करमसद में भारत की एकता और अखंडता के प्रतीक सरदार पटेल जी के घर जाकर उन्हें वंदन किया। pic.twitter.com/md0nN1OuAr
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— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 1, 2017
Earlier in the day, Shah garlanded the statue of Patel in Karamsad.
“In Karamsad, paid floral tribute to the statue of Mother India’s brave son and the iron man, Sardar Valabhbhai Patel,” he tweeted.
करमसद में भारत माता के वीर सपूत राष्ट्र गौरव लौह पुरुष सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल जी की प्रतिमा पर पुष्पांजलि अर्पित की। pic.twitter.com/tWyjGPH5vP
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 1, 2017
BJP’s “Gujarat Gaurav Yatra” ahead of the state assembly polls in December is aimed at highlighting the progress that the state has achieved under the BJP government in the last two decades, Shah said.
“Through Gujarat Gaurav Yatra, BJP will promote the development revolution that has come about in the state in the last two decades,” Shah tweeted.
गुजरात गौरव यात्रा के माध्यम से भाजपा पिछले दो दशक में आयी विकास क्रांति के गौरव को जन-जन तक पहुंचाएगी। कार्यकर्ताओं और जनता को शुभकामनाएं।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 1, 2017
This will be the second edition of “Gujarat Gaurav Yatra,”—the first one being launched way back in 2002 by the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the state assembly elections.
Modi had undertaken the yatra after his government faced criticism at that time from various quarters for its handling of 2002 riots.
The Gaurav Yatra will conclude on 15 October. Phase one of the yatra has begun from Karamsad, birth place of Sardar Patel and will travel through districts of central and north Gujarat.
The second phase will start on 2 October from Porbandar, birth place of Mahatma Gandhi, and will pass through Saurashtra and south Gujarat.
Prime Minister Modi and Shah will remain present on the concluding ceremony of the yatra while central leaders including Gujarat elections in-charge Arun Jaitley will address rallies at different places.
The campaign rally will cover 149 of the 182 constituencies of the state and will travel 4,657 kms.
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