VADNAGAR: People in Vadnagar, the ancestral village of Narendra Modi, eagerly await his first visit as prime minister.
PM Modi, who will be in Gujarat for a two-day trip starting today, will be visiting Vadnagar, his birthplace, in Mehasana district on Sunday.
There is a lot of excitement in Vadnagar as well as the nearby villages such as Badarpur and Molipur over the visit, the prime minister’s elder brother Somabhai Modi told PTI.
Ahead of the prime minister’s visit, the administration here is busy working on roads and ensuring cleanliness. Fire engines have also been deployed inside the railway station for cleaning of trees on its premises.
The PM has dedicated himself to the service of the nation and everyone’s blessings is with him, Somabhai Modi said, adding that his father had built a house in Vadnagar in 1949 but it was destroyed in the 2001 earthquake, following which they sold the land.
He said the family has constructed a shelter home for the elderly in the village.
The prime minister will also inaugurate a medical college and a hospital, and a new building at the local railway station, according to officials.
As Gujarat gears up for assembly elections, Prime Minister Modi will be attending a ‘bhumi pujan’ and foundation laying ceremony for several projects as well as launching government schemes.
There will be an exhibition of photos at the canteen of the local railway station where the prime minister’s father used to prepare tea. Narendra Modi in his childhood would often help his father and paternal uncle, and also deliver tea to train passengers.
The prime minister will also be visiting the Dwarkadheesh temple in Jamnagar and will be doing the ‘bhumi pujan’ at Rajkot airport. He will also be addressing a public rally in Vadnagar.
PTI