71 ft cutout, 710 kg cake, 71 open heart surgery among events marking Narendrabhai Modi’s birthday today in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: There are number of events lined up across Gujarat to mark the birthday of Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi today.

At 11 am a drive will be launched for open heart surgery of 71 needy children patients at Shri Satya Sai Heart Hospital on Sarkhej – Dholka highway by State Bakshipanch Morcha of BJP.

At 1 pm a 71 ft cutout of Narendrabhai Modi will be raised in Ramosna-Oji area of Mahesana.

At 4 pm a 71 ft size Rangoli of Narendrabhai will be thrown open at Centre Square in Alkapuri area of Vadodara. Also a 710 kg cake in length of 175 ft will be cut with handicapped children. The cake will contain details of 71 government schemes.

At 6 pm in Surat, folk artist Sairam Dave will address Namotsav cultural event.

All the events above will be attended by Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil.

There are various programmes lined up in Ahmedabad city as well.

A tree plantation programme at Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium in Bapunagar at 9.30 am, inauguration of exhibition ‘Naya Bharat Mela’ at 10 am at Kankariya gate number 1, press conference by BJP Youth Morcha national president Tejasvi Surya at 10.30 am, a programme linked with Pradhanmantri Surakshay Veema Yojana at 10.45 am at Gayatri Mandir in Bapunagar in which target of beneficiaries has been set, Smart Stick distribution programme for blind people at 12.45 pm at Shakti Convention Centre behind KD hospital, Youth Conclave at Karnavari Club at 12 noon in presence of BJYM national president Tejasvi Surya, free testing to detect cancer for women at 2.30 pm at Dr. Shilpa Gajjar’s hospital in Khokhra area and a public address on Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi’s journey full of Sangharsh at 4.30 pm at Tagore Hall are some of the functions.

Meanwhile State BJP’s Samarpan Abhiyan is going to be marked between September 17 and October 7 (a day when PM Modi took oath for the first time as Gujarat Chief Minister) under which 7 committees are formed for booth level programmes, environment related programmes, health related programmes, service related programmes, publicity-campaign, media department and social media related programmes. Under this Abhiyan, online auction of gifts received by PM Modi will be held for welfare of poor. Pap Smeer Test will cover 8500 women through efforts of doctor’s cell. Each assembly seat will do one blood donation camp. 701 lakh trees are to be planted. 1 lakh note books are to be distributed. 850 rain water harvesting systems are to be inaugurated. Cycle rallies will be organized in each assembly seat area. An ICU ambulance will be dedicated in Amreli. 100 blind persons will be distributed censor-sticks.

In each booth 25 lakh NAMO apps will be installed. Cleaning events, exhibition of 353 books written on Narendrabhai Modi, Maha aarti at 7 pm across 7100 villages, live events of Mayabhai Ahir and others, mass Khadi purchase drives, post card writing, speeches (Vyakhyan Mala) of social and religious leaders, political analysts and renown celebrities are other highlights of planned events. DeshGujarat