Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary on Tuesday and will attend several programmes related to sanitation and renewable energy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary on Tuesday and will attend several programmes related to sanitation and renewable energy.
“Events related to sanitation and renewable energy shall be the focus of the Prime Minister’s engagements on Gandhi Jayanti,” said a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
Modi offered floral tributes to Gandhi at Rajghat in the morning, and will later visit Vijay Ghat to pay tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose birth anniversary also falls on October 2.
The day will mark the launch of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Gandhi.
“Events related to sanitation and renewable energy shall be the focus of the Prime Minister’s engagements on Gandhi Jayanti,” said a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
Modi offered floral tributes to Gandhi at Rajghat in the morning, and will later visit Vijay Ghat to pay tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose birth anniversary also falls on October 2.
The day will mark the launch of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Gandhi.