Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend a grand event in Kolkata in December, where around 1 lakh people will collectively chant the Bhagavad Gita, BJP West Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar said on Monday. News agency PTI reported that this program named ‘Ek Lakh Geeta Path’ is going to be held on December 24 at the Brigade Parade Ground.
“We have invited PM Modi to attend the event and he has accepted our invitation. One lakh people will recite the Bhagavad Gita together on that day,” the Bengal BJP president was quoted as saying by PTI.
He clarified that the event is non-political and invitations have also been extended to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Governor CV Anand Bose and other prominent personalities of the state.
However, Trinamool Congress accused the BJP of organizing the event strategically keeping in mind the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh commented, “As the Lok Sabha elections are approaching, it is quite natural that BJP leaders will visit the state more frequently. We have seen this trend before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and the 2021 Assembly elections. But, it will yield no results”, PTI reported.
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PM Modi will visit Mathura on November 23 for ‘Braj Raj Utsav’
This week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the ongoing ‘Braj Raj Utsav’ in Mathura on November 23, news agency IANS reported, adding that the festival will conclude on November 27.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Mathura on Sunday to assess preparations for the PM’s visit. During the event, PM Modi will attend a presentation by actor-MP Hema Malini from Mathura on the birth anniversary of Meera Bai. According to IANS, Hema Malini is set to present a dance ballet based on the life of saint Meera Bai, marking the 525th birth anniversary year of the saint known for her intense devotion to Lord Krishna.
The Prime Minister is expected to release a postage stamp on Meera Bai during his visit and a symposium on her life will also be organized along with a film screening starring Hema Malini in the coming days.
Janardan Sharma, representative of MP Hema Malini in Mathura, said, ‘Sharad Purnima (October 28 this year) is considered the birth anniversary of Saint Meera Bai, but this is the 525th birth anniversary year. The Prime Minister is expected to release a postage stamp on Mira Bai during his visit. Two days after the Prime Minister’s visit, a seminar on the life of saint Meera Bai will be organized in Mathura and films based on her life, including ‘Meera’ starring Hema Malini in the lead, will be shown in the following days. , as quoted by IANS.
