Nation pays homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary, series of activities are being organized across the country and by Indian Missions abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Sarva Dharma Prarthana Sabha was organised at Rajghat, the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi in the National Capital. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, several Union Ministers, BJP veteran L K Advani, BJP working president J P Nadda paid floral tributes to Bapu at his Samadhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the evening, the Prime Minister will visit Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad and take part in plogging to make the ashram free of single-use plastic. The Prime Minister drew the nation’s attention towards plogging in his Mann Ki Baat address on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, the Prime Minister will go to the Sabarmati riverfront where he will declare the country open defecation-free in the presence of over 20,000 village heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apart from launching a book titled \u2018My Life is My Message\u2019, Prime Minister Modi will also release commemorative postal stamps and coins to mark 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a message last evening, President Ram Nath Kovind said, Mahatma Gandhi is a global icon revered across continents and he showed everyone the path to communal unity, removal of untouchability and upliftment of women. The President in his message said, it is a special occasion for everyone to rededicate to the values of truth, non-violence, harmony, morality and simplicity. He added that ‘Satya’, ‘Ahimsa’ and ‘Sarvodaya’ formed the bedrock of Gandhi’s numerous messages to humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Kovind said, by taking up the \u2018Swachh Bharat Mission\u2019 as a movement, the people of India have paid homage to the Father of the Nation. He said, nation\u2019s emphasis on inclusive growth, transparency and honesty in public life, health-care support to the poor, support to the farmers and effective utilization of water resources is in keeping with the thoughts of Gandhi Ji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BJP president Amit Shah will flag off the party’s nationwide “Gandhi Sankalp Yatra” in New Delhi, with party leaders, including Union ministers, scheduled to start the four-month drive from different parts of the country. Shah will address a meeting in Shalimar Bagh in Delhi before launching the yatra that aims to propagate ideals of the ‘Father of the Nation’, including cleanliness, simplicity, use of Khadi and non-violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BJP working president JP Nadda, Union minister Prakash Javadekar and All Delhi BJP MPs and other party leaders will join the ‘Gandhi Sankalp Yatra’ at different points across Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Union minister for information and broadcasting Prakash Javadekar yesterday released a short tribute film HEY RAM showcasing how the seeds of fearlessness were sown early in Gandhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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