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BJP Plans Nationwide Service Events for Modi’s 76th Birthday
The Bharatiya Janata Party will organize events across India for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.
The birthday is also being used to recognize his 25 years of public service.
The party will call the day ‘Seva Diwas,’ which means a day of service.
Amit Shah will start a motorcycle rally from Vadnagar to Varanasi.
Rajnath Singh will start another rally in the opposite direction.
Vadnagar is Modi’s birthplace, while Varanasi is his Lok Sabha constituency.
People will take part in blood donation, cleanliness and welfare activities.
In the evening, lamps will be lit at many places to wish Modi good health and a long life.
The BJP will hold nationwide programmes on Thursday to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday and 25 years of public service.
Amit Shah will flag off a bike rally from Vadnagar to Varanasi, while Rajnath Singh will launch a reverse rally from Varanasi to Vadnagar.
The party will observe the occasion as ‘Seva Diwas’ under its month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’.
Events include blood donation and cleanliness drives, public welfare activities, and lighting ‘ashirvaad ka diya’ at hundreds of locations.
BJP leaders and allies, including Nitin Nabin, Yogi Adityanath and Chandrababu Naidu, are scheduled to participate in events across several states.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and other party leaders and allies.
- What
- The BJP will organize nationwide service programmes, bike rallies, cleanliness drives, blood donation camps and lamp-lighting ceremonies for Modi’s birthday.
- Where
- Across India, including Vadnagar and Varanasi, as well as Delhi, Indore and Ujjain.
- When
- Thursday, with additional programmes planned for Friday; the report is dated September 16.
- Why
- To mark Modi’s 76th birthday and 25 years of public service, while wishing him good health and a long life.
Key facts
- Occasion
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday and 25 years of public service
- BJP observance
- ‘Seva Diwas’ under the month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’
- First bike rally
- Amit Shah will flag off a rally from Vadnagar to Varanasi
- Second bike rally
- Rajnath Singh will flag off a rally from Varanasi to Vadnagar
- Major activities
- Blood donation, cleanliness drives, welfare programmes and ‘ashirvaad ka diya’ ceremonies
- Lamp-lighting events
- The BJP said lamps would be lit at more than 500 prominent locations, while another statement referred to more than 700 locations
- Additional programme
- Nitin Nabin will launch a statewide public welfare campaign under the Swamitva Scheme in Indore
Quotes
An unnamed BJP leader
A BJP leader quoted by the news agency
“On the auspicious occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to observe ‘Seva Diwas’ across the country as part of a month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ to be launched on Thursday.”
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“Under this campaign, various programmes will be organised across the country to mark PM Modi’s birthday and his 25 glorious years of public service and dedication to the country.”
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