CM wishes Happy New Year for Vikram Samvat 2070 to Gujaratis around world,Happy Diwali to all Indians


Ahmedabad, 4 November, 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today exchanged new Year greetings with the citizens on the occasion of the Vikram Samvat 2070 at Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.

Mr. Modi also extended New Year greetings to all Gujaratis settled across the world, and wished Happy Diwali to all Indians. He prayed that the auspicious festival of Diwali lead everybody from darkness to enlightenment, and to greater prosperity.

After saying his prayers at Panchdev Mandir at Gandhinagar in the morning, Mr. Modi met the citizens at Gandhinagar at the Community Centre at Ministers’ Residential Enclave. He exchanged New Year greeting with Governor Dr. Shrimati Kamlaji at Raj Bhawan.

In Ahmedabad, Mr. Modi paid his obeisance at Bhadrakali Mandir and then met the citizens at Circuit House Annexes. People from all walks of life, community leaders, senior administrative and police officers, Ministers, MLAs, Corporators, office-beares met Mr. Modi in a queue lasting for about two-and-a-half hours.

The Chief Minister later attended IPS officers at the IPS Mess over New Year Get-together.