A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the Assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Goa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a roadshow in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Friday, 11 March.
The PM's victory roadshow comes after the party gained a comfortable majority in the UP Assembly election after winning 255 out of the total 403 seats in the House. In Goa it garnered 20 out of the total 40 seats, 47 out of the total 70 seats in Uttarakhand, and 32 out of the total 60 seats in Manipur.
Gujarat has 33 district panchayats, 248 taluka panchayats and around 14,500 gram panchayats.
Rashtriya Raksha University Will Become a Place of Attraction: PM Modi
The prime minister, who is on a two-day visit to the state attended the convocation of the Rashtriya Raksha University on Saturday, 12 March. Union home minister Amit Shah, Gujarat governor Acharya Devvrat and CM Bhupendra Patel welcomed him at the University.
Modi dedicated the Rashtriya Raksha University in Gandhinagar to the nation. Delivering the convocation address, he said that it was on this day in 1930 that Mahatma Gandhi led the iconic Dandi March.
He emphasised that stress-free training activities is need of the hour for strengthening the country's security apparatus.
"Rashtriya Raksha University is the jewel of our country that is helping us further strengthen the vision of Sashakt Bharat," he said.
"I have utmost faith that Rashtriya Raksha University will become a place of attraction. It is not a police university, it is a defence university that will create manpower for defence."Prime Minister Narendra Modi
He added that the perception that we have to be careful of the uniformed personnel has transformed now. "Technology has now become a potential weapon in the security apparatus. Mere physical training is not enough to be in security forces, now specially-abled people can also contribute to the security sector despite not being physically fit," he added.
PM Modi Asks Gujarat Panchayati Raj Leaders to Undertake Village Upliftment Work
Earlier on Friday, he addressed more than 1.25 lakh elected representatives gathered in Ahmedabad.
PM Modi asked the Panchayati Raj elected representatives in Gujarat to carry out at least 75 village upliftment tasks by 15 August 2023, when the nation will be celebrating the 75th year of freedom.
The PM congratulated the villages of Gujarat as well as the country for sustaining during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"This is the land of Bapu and Sardar. Bapu always talked about self-reliant villages. When we are celebrating the 'Azadi Ka Amrit' mahotsav let us show that we are committed to fulfil Bapu's dream and other freedom fighter's dream," added the PM.
He also asked them to opt for natural farming.
"Each village should select at least 75 farmers who will opt for natural farming, preferably all those in adjoining farms. I also ask you to plant 75 tree saplings to create a park or common garden in the village, where children can play, elders can sit and when any visitor enters the park, they get impressed," Modi said.
The prime minister is in his home state Gujarat on a two-day visit for a host of programmes of public welfare. Earlier in the day, a huge crowd from Ahmedabad airport to the state BJP headquarters 'Shri Kamalam' welcomed him, reported IANS.
(With inputs from IANS.)
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