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Gandhi Jayanti HIGHLIGHTS: PM Narendra Modi defines 4Ps for Swachh Bharat
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. Here are the highlights:
2:45 pm IST
TN Guv, Palaniswami, Bedi pay tribute
Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit and chief Minister K Palaniswami Tuesday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary.
12:30pm IST
PM Modi gives 4 Ps necessary to make the world clean
PM Modi says, “To make the world clean 4 Ps are necessary, Political leadership,Public funding,Partnerships and People’s participation”
12:25pm IST
I pay tribute to Bapu on everyone’s behalf: PM Modi
“So many countries coming together for a cleanliness campaign is an unheard of event. I pay tribute to Bapu on everyone’s behalf” : PM Modi at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention
12:30pm IST
PM Modi begins addressing the convention
12:05pm IST
PM at Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention. The PM will address the convention.
10:15am IST
UN Secretary-General at Rajghat
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. Guterres will visit a mini digital exhibition at the closing session of the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention later in the day.
9:15am IST
Maharshtra CM takes out padyatra to mark occasion
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis takes part in ‘Padayatra’ in Nagpur.
9:10am IST
UP CM Adityanath marks Gandhi Jayanti
In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik and chief minister Yogi Adityanath pay tribute to MK Gandhi.
8:45am IST
PM at Vijayghat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visits Vijayghat, the memorial for Lal Bahadur Shastri whose birth anniversary is also on October 2.
8:40am IST
Students of Kalyan Railway School painted a local train to mark Mahatma Gandhi ‘s birth anniversary as well as create awareness for Swacch Bharat. PM Modi had launched the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan on Gandhi Jayanti in 2014.
8:25am IST
President Ram Nath Kovind visits Rajghat
7:40am IST
PM Modi at Rajghat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays floral tribute at Rajghat.
7:36am IST
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi pays tribute
UPA chairperson and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi offers flowers in tribute to mark the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
7:31am IST
Delhi CM and his deputy at Rajghat
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial.
7:25am IST
Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Rajghat
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi offers tribute to Mahatma Gandhi to mark the freedom fighter’s 149th birth anniversary.
