Rajkot: A world record will be attempted at Racecourse ground here by roping in one lakh persons to play Garba on a song penned down by Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi.

The event will take place on Sharad Purnima on October 28 from 7 to 11 pm with artist Parthiv Gohil performing on stage.

Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)’s Gujarat unit chief CR Patil, MoS Home Harsh Sanghavi, local MLAs, MPs, and other leading persons will remain present in this event in which pledge shall be administered to stay away from drugs.

The previous world record of the maximum number of people playing Garba at one place at a time belongs to a 60,000-strong gathering at Garba venue in Vadodara. DeshGujarat