Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the ‘Kesariya Garba’ event in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar on the first day of the Navratri festival on Sunday.
The program was organised by the Sahay Foundation in Gandhinagar.
Meanwhile, the foundation also presented the Union Home Minister with a wooden model of the under-construction Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya.
Watch: HM Amit Shah performs Navratri Aarti at Bahuchar mata mandir in native town Mansa in North Gujarat like every year pic.twitter.com/sr0tN7KfXP
— DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat) October 15, 2023
Amit Shah was in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar as part of his three-day tour to the state that began on Friday.
On Saturday, he joined the spectators at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad to witness the World Cup clash between India and Pakistan and cheered the Indian team as it scored a magnificent victory.
नवरात्रि के पावन अवसर पर सहाय फाउंडेशन द्वारा आयोजित केसरिया गरबा कार्यक्रम में जाना हुआ।
कार्यक्रम की कुछ तस्वीरें…નવરાત્રિના પાવન અવસર પર સહાય ફાઉન્ડેશન દ્વારા આયોજિત કેસરીયા ગરબા મહોત્સવમાં જવાનું થયું.
મહોત્સવની કેટલીક તસવીરો… pic.twitter.com/E69MvQGgHB— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 15, 2023
गाँधीनगर के उनावा में महाकाली युवा मंडल द्वारा स्ट्रीट गरबा कार्यक्रम में सम्मिलित हुआ और माता रानी का आशीर्वाद लिया।
ગાંધીનગરના ઉનાવા ખાતે મહાકાલી યુવક મંડળ દ્વારા આયોજિત શેરી ગરબા મહોત્સવમાં સહભાગી થયો તેમજ માતાજીના આશીર્વાદ લીધા. pic.twitter.com/T7HtnVUymI
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 15, 2023
He also interacted with the children of ‘Anganwadi’ centres in his Lok Sabha constituency.
Taking to ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), Shah wrote, “Today I went to a gaming zone with the children of Anganwadi centres of my Lok Sabha constituency. Here, the children enjoyed playing their favourite games. As an MP, it is my endeavour to ensure that the children of Anganwadi centres in my Lok Sabha constituency get all the possible facilities and happiness that children from affluent families get”.
A memorable day. Took the children from Anganwadi centers in my Lok Sabha Constituency Gandhinagar to a Fun Blast- gaming zone, on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/5uIroqD1GL
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 15, 2023
On Sunday, the Union Home Minister addressed a gathering in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district after inaugurating the “Samau Shaheed Memorial” built at a cost of Rs 2 crore as a tribute to 12 revolutionaries from Mansa who were hanged by the Britishers during the revolt of 1857.
He also inaugurated a library.
The Shaheed Memorial in Samau village will be a sacred place for promoting patriotism, he said.
મોદીજીએ આઝાદીની લડાઈમાં યોગદાન આપનારા ગુમનામ લડવૈયાઓની યાદમાં દેશભરમાં અનેક સ્મારકો બનાવવાનું કામ કર્યું છે.
ગુજરાતના ભાઈ મગન ભુખન દાસ, દ્વારકા દાસ શ્રોફ, જેઠા માધવદાસ પટેલ અને તેમના અન્ય 9 સાથીઓએ 1857 ની લડાઈમાં માતૃભૂમિ માટે અનેક મુશ્કેલીઓ સહન કરી હતી. અનેક મુશ્કેલીઓ છતાં પણ… pic.twitter.com/rsoX82zK0A
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 15, 2023
The Gandhinagar MP said that he is a bibliophile and that books have played a crucial role in building his personality.
“Books have played a special role in building my personality. The future of a country is formed in a library and it gives an opportunity to know one’s language and culture,” the Union Home Minister said.