Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday celebrated the Makar Sankranti festival, popularly known as Uttarayan in Gujarat, by flying kites with his family and local residents in the Naranpura area of Ahmedabad. Naranpura is Shah’s former assembly constituency. The area falls in his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

Earlier in the day, the Lok Sabha MP from Gandhinagar offered prayers at the renowned Lord Jagannath Temple in the Jamalpur are with family members including the International Cricket Council chief son Jay Shah.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel celebrated Uttarayan in Dariyapur area, where he spent his early life. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi celebrated Uttarayan with his family members in Surat. DeshGujarat