Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Gujarat CM Honors Deendayal Upadhyaya, Joins Ahmedabad Welfare Programme
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel honored Deendayal Upadhyaya in Ahmedabad.
He placed flowers at Upadhyaya’s statue on Upadhyaya’s birth anniversary.
Several ministers, elected representatives and officials attended the ceremony.
Upadhyaya was a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
He supported Antyodaya, which means helping people at the lowest level of society.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also remembered him and his ideas.
Later, Patel joined a government help programme called Seva Setu.
Citizens received certificates, financial assistance and help accessing government schemes.
Bhupendra Patel paid floral tribute to Deendayal Upadhyaya in Ahmedabad on his birth anniversary.
The ceremony at Anupam Bridge was attended by Gujarat ministers, elected representatives and municipal officials.
Upadhyaya, born on September 25, 1916, led the Bharatiya Jana Sangh from 1967 until his death in 1968.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Upadhyaya’s Antyodaya philosophy and its focus on uplifting society’s poorest people.
Patel later joined the 12th phase of Ahmedabad’s Seva Setu programme, distributing certificates and assistance to beneficiaries.
- Who
- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other state and civic officials.
- What
- Patel paid tribute to Deendayal Upadhyaya and later participated in the 12th phase of the Seva Setu programme.
- When
- Friday, on Upadhyaya’s birth anniversary, observed annually on September 25.
- Where
- Anupam Bridge in the Kankaria area of Ahmedabad, followed by Seva Setu venues across Ahmedabad’s South, East, Central and North zones.
- Why
- The tribute commemorated Upadhyaya, while Seva Setu helped residents access government schemes and resolve applications.
- Tribute location
- Anupam Bridge, Kankaria area, Ahmedabad
- Birth anniversary
- September 25
- Upadhyaya’s birth
- September 25, 1916
- Political organization
- Bharatiya Jana Sangh
- Seva Setu phase
- 12th phase
- Programme focus
- Government scheme benefits, certificates and assistance
- Related campaign
- Seva Sankalp Abhiyan marking 25 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public service