Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to participate in a grand event in Kolkata in December where approximately 1 lakh people will collectively chant the Bhagavad Gita, informed BJP's West Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar on Monday. The event, named 'Ek Lakh Gita Path,' is scheduled to take place at the Brigade Parade Ground on December 24, news agency PTI reported.
"We have invited PM Modi to attend the program, and he has accepted our invitation. One lakh people will recite Bhagavad Gita together on that day," the Bengal BJP President said, as quoted by PTI.
He clarified that the program is non-political, and invitations have also been extended to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Governor CV Ananda Bose, and other prominent personalities of the state.
However, the Trinamool Congress accused the BJP of strategically organising the event with an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh remarked, "As the Lok Sabha elections are approaching, it is quite natural that BJP leaders would be visiting the state more frequently. We have seen this trend ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, and the assembly polls of 2021. But, this would not yield any result", PTI reported.
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PM Modi to Visit Mathura for ‘Braj Raj Utsav’ on Nov 23
This week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to participate in the ongoing ‘Braj Raj Utsav’ in Mathura on November 23, with the festival scheduled to conclude on November 27, news agency IANS reported.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Mathura on Sunday to assess the preparations for the PM’s visit. During the event, PM Modi will attend a presentation by Hema Malini, the actor-MP from Mathura, on the birth anniversary of Meera Bai. Hema Malini is slated to present a dance ballet based on the life of the saint Meera Bai, marking the 525th Janmotsav year of the saint known for her profound devotion to Lord Krishna, as per IANS.
The Prime Minister is expected to release a stamp on Meera Bai during his visit, and a symposium on her life, along with movie screenings featuring Hema Malini, will follow in the subsequent days.
Janardan Sharma, the representative for MP Hema Malini in Mathura, stated, “Sharad Poornima (on October 28 this year) is believed to be the birth anniversary of saint Meera Bai, but this is the 525th Janamotsav year. The Prime Minister is expected to release a stamp on Meera Bai during his visit. Two days after the Prime Minister’s visit, a symposium on the life of saint Meera Bai will be held in Mathura, and movies based on her life, including ‘Meera’ with Hema Malini in the lead role, will be screened in the later days”, as quoted by IANS.