Thousands of gifts Modi received during summit to be auctioned

During the two-day Vibrant Gujarat Summit that ended on Thursday, the host Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi received thousands of presents from foreign dignitaries(according to a report more than 50,000 presents).

Delegates from 65 countries, chairpersons of 107 MNCs and scores of managing directors of leading industries who participated in the summit presented Modi with luxurious and expensive gifts including a diamond-studded pen, real platinum cufflink and diamond-studded locket.

Following the tradition initiated by Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the gifts are deposited to state treasury, and subsequently they will be auctioned in public. Its proceeds will be deposited in Chief Minister’s Girls child education fund.

The government has formed a seven-member committee to prepare a list of gifts, which will, take a week’s time.

Modi has auctioned his gifts for Girls child education fund before also for several times, but it is almost sure that the amount coming from Vibrant summit’s gifts would surpass all previous auctions.