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Amit Shah to launch BJP’s door-to-door campaign, Union Ministers to join
Gandhinagar, Nov 6 (IANS) BJP national president Amit Shah will kick off the party’s door-to-door campaign, ‘Gujarat Gaurav Mahasampark Abhiyan’ for the assembly elections on Tuesday, with several Union Ministers pitching in during the six-day drive.
The campaign will be held from the November 7-12, during which the party leaders and workers, right from the local to the national level, will approach voters individually at their doorsteps with the message of development.
Addressing media persons here, BJP leader I.K. Jadeja said: “Party president Amit Shah will kick off the campaign from his former Naranpura state assembly constituency of Ahmedabad at 9 a.m. He will meet the people during this campaign.”
Jadeja said that state Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, the state party president, Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani, Prakash Javadekar, J.P. Nadda, V.K. Singh, Thavarchand Gehlot, and state Ministers would visit the districts during this campaign. He said there will be a battery of other ministers in the central government campaigning in Gujarat.
Chief Minister Rupani will kick off the campaign from Rajkot, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel from Mahesana, state BJP president Jitu Vaghani from Bhavnagar, former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel from Ghatlodia, BJP Gujarat-in-charge Bhupendra Yadav from Ahmedabad.
Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, Sitharaman, Javadekar and Nadda will address the media on different days.
According to Jadeja, Shah will visit various places, including Ambaji mandir, in Naranpura constituency on Tuesday morning.
Literature featuring development works by the BJP government will be distributed among the people. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message will also be handed over to people.
Shah has completed the visit to assembly seats of 16 districts so far, and on Tuesday 20 assembly seats will be toured by him. Thus Shah will tour total 36 districts to guide party workers, added Jadeja.
There is speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the Mahasampark Abhiyan on November 9.
–IANS
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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.