By Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ bike yatra from Varanasi on PM Modi’s 76th birthday, joined by Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.
The twin journey links Kashi, PM Modi’s parliamentary constituency, with Vadnagar in Gujarat, his birthplace, passing through 10 states, 193 districts and 1,159 villages.
Around 500 bikers on 250 motorcycles are participating in each direction, with one convoy carrying Gangajal to Vadnagar and the other bringing water from Gujarat back to Kashi.
The campaign runs through October 7, concluding with a water offering at Baba Hatkeshwar temple in Vadnagar and Jalabhishek at Kashi’s Baba Vishwanath temple.
Rajnath Singh called the yatra a ‘confluence of service, values and sadhana,’ while crediting the Modi government with achievements such as the removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The campaign will conclude on October 7 with a water-offering ceremony at Baba Hatkeshwar temple in Vadnagar and a Jalabhishek ritual at Baba Vishwanath temple in Kashi.
Around 500 bikers on 250 motorcycles are participating in each direction of the twin yatra, with 60 to 80 local service programs planned daily at stops along the route.
Rajnath Singh described the initiative as ‘a confluence yatra of service, values and sadhana,’ linking PM Modi’s birthplace with his political and governance base.
The campaign is being organized by the BJP to mark PM Modi’s 25 years of public service and his 76th birthday on September 17.
Rajnath Singh credited the Modi government with several major national changes during the launch, including action against Naxalism and the removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Defence Minister also cited poverty reduction affecting crores of people, greater women’s participation in Parliament, and the promotion of the semiconductor industry among the government’s achievements.
The Seva Sankalp Abhiyan follows a template used in past years, including a similar ‘Seva Sankalp’ walk led by Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on PM Modi’s 75th birthday.
Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
