BJP celebrates with ‘Sewa Pakhwada’ as Prez, Oppn greets him

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 75 Wednesday, with a host of dignitaries and politicians lauding his leadership and the ruling BJP launching over a fortnight long “Sewa Pakhwada-da” to mark the birthday of its preeminent leader.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The BJP-run governments at the Centre and states have lined up an array of outreach, welfare, development and awareness programmes, ranging from health camps to cleanliness drive, get togethers of intellectuals and fairs to promote indigenous products across the country till October 2.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Wednesday launched the ‘Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyan’ by rolling out 20,324 health camps across the state, and said that it is a tribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

President Droupadi Murmu greeted Modi, who was born in a poor family in Gujarat’s Vadnagar, and praised him for instilling a culture of setting and achieving great goals in the country.

“Today, the global community is also expressing its faith in your guidance,” Murmu said in her birthday greetings to the PM.