Ahmedabad, Nov 10 : Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday visited temples in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar and exchanged Gujarati New Year greetings with citizens, political leaders and senior police officers on the occasion of Vikram Samvat 2083.
During his visits, Patel offered prayers for the happiness, prosperity and good health of people and reiterated his appeal for building a developed and drug-free Gujarat.
He began the day by visiting Panchdev Temple in Gandhinagar, where he prayed for the well-being of citizens. He subsequently visited Trimandir in Adalaj and offered prayers to Simandhar Swami and other deities. He also paid his respects to Pujya Niruma and Dada Bhagwan.
The chief minister later met Governor Acharya Devvrat and extended New Year greetings to him.
In Ahmedabad, Patel visited Maa Bhadrakali Temple and prayed for the welfare of people and the overall development of the state.
He also met prominent personalities, public representatives and citizens at the Annexe Circuit House in Shahibaug to exchange festive greetings.
State BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma, Minister of State for Urban Development Darshna Vaghela, MPs Dinesh Makwana and Hasmukh Patel, Ahmedabad Mayor Hitesh Barot, local MLAs and other political leaders were present.
Patel also visited the Police Officers’ Mess at Dafnala in Shahibaug, where he exchanged Diwali and New Year greetings with senior police officers and their family members.
Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, state police chief G S Malik, Director General of Prisons K L N Rao, Director General of Police Neerja Gotru and Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut attended the interaction.
Earlier, the chief minister had met citizens, serving and retired senior secretaries, MLAs and office-bearers from Gandhinagar city and district at the Community Hall of the Ministers’ Residential Complex.
In his New Year message, Patel called upon people to work collectively towards realising the vision of a developed and drug-free Gujarat, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a developed and drug-free India.
In a post on X, he also greeted Gujarati families living across the country and abroad, and urged citizens to strengthen social harmony, support local artisans and small industries, and promote the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative.
He further called for collective efforts to build an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.
