Gandhi Jayanti 2019: PM Narendra Modi Will Address Nation At 10 am

The country is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, 2019. There are several events including marches, cleanliness drives and blood donation camps, planned to mark the day. Top BJP leaders, including PM Narendra Modi, visited Rajghat in the morning to pay homage to the father of the nation at Rajghat on Gandhi Jayanti. Rajghat is the resting place of the Father of the Nation.

राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी को उनकी 150वीं जन्म-जयंती पर शत-शत नमन।

Tributes to beloved Bapu! On #Gandhi150, we express gratitude to Mahatma Gandhi for his everlasting contribution to humanity. We pledge to continue working hard to realise his dreams and create a better planet. pic.twitter.com/4y0HqBO762

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 2, 2019

The PM then proceeded to the Vijayghat, the resting place of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri, who also shares his birthday with Mahatma Gandhi.

‘जय जवान जय किसान’ के उद्घोष से देश में नव-ऊर्जा का संचार करने वाले पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री जी को उनकी जयंती पर शत-शत नमन। pic.twitter.com/Vr9KddOUf5

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 2, 2019

Top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and others were also present at the Rajghat to pay tributes. Congress workers will take a mass oath to carry forward Mahatma Gandhi’s vision. Congress leaders, led by party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi, will take out a Gandhi Sandesh padayatra from the party’s Delhi office.

BJP chief Amit Shah will flag off the party’s nationwide Gandhi Sankalp Yatra. In the evening, PM Modi will visit Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat to address 10,000 sarpanch’s. He will also declare the country open defecation-free and launch a war against plastic.

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