Ahmedabad, Nov 10 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and state BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in Ahmedabad and exchanged Gujarati New Year greetings on the occasion of Bestu Varas.
Patel conveyed his New Year wishes to HM Shah, describing him as the “popular Member of Parliament” from Gandhinagar.
In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said: “Met the popular MP from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency and Union Home and Cooperation Minister, respected Amit Shah, and conveyed my heartfelt New Year wishes to him.”
He added that HM Shah’s continued guidance would always provide fresh energy to the state’s development journey.
Sanghavi also met HM Shah and extended his greetings on the occasion. “I paid a courtesy visit to the Union Minister, wished him Saal Mubarak and received his blessings,” he said.
State BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma also met HM Shah and exchanged New Year greetings with him.
The meetings took place as HM Shah marked Bestu Varas, the Gujarati New Year, at his residence, where BJP leaders, party workers and other well-wishers gathered to exchange festive greetings.
He also extended his wishes to people across Gujarat, praying for happiness, peace, prosperity and joy in their lives and invoking the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi for every family.
The New Year celebrations came during Shah’s visit to Gujarat for Diwali and the Gujarati New Year.
On Monday, he inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for around 30 development projects worth approximately Rs 1,400 crore in Ahmedabad, covering civic infrastructure, housing, education, water management and road connectivity.
A key project inaugurated during the visit was a four-km elevated corridor connecting Iskcon Crossroads to Sanand Chowkdi on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway.
Earlier, Shah also chaired a high-level review meeting on Gujarat’s law and order and internal security situation, attended by Patel, Sanghavi and senior government officials.
The meeting covered issues including the state’s drought situation, farmers’ concerns, economic offences and security in border districts.
–IANS
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