Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination for a third successive term from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a road show here on Monday amid shehnai tunes, the blowing of conch shells (shankhnaad), the beating of drums (damru) and the chanting of mantras, lending to the occasion a festive atmosphere in the midst of the Lok Sabha election campaign.
The roadshow will begin from the intersection at the Banaras Hindu University gate, where Modi will garland a statue of BHU founder Mahamana Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and conclude at Gate Number 4 of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai will also participate in his nomination.
According to Kashi region BJP spokesperson Navratan Rathi, the roadshow will begin at around 4pm and witness the participation of over a lakh BJP workers of Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, Kashi residents, sportspersons, artistes and other prominent people, besides locals.
A group of people from Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Maheshwari, Marwari, Tamil, and Punjabi communities will welcome PM Modi in their traditional attire, Rathi added.
The family members of Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan will welcome Modi by playing the Shehnai near Madanpura. More than 5,000 BJP women wing workers will be involved in the roadshow during which flowers will be showered at 100 points.
Along with this, there will be cultural programs at various places where artists from Varanasi will present folk dances and songs to welcome Modi.
People of Muslim community will also come forward to welcome him. In Madanpura itself, Muslims will shower flowers under the leadership of former MP Rajesh Mishra. A picture of the Prime Minister touching his mother’s feet will also be seen in the road show. As the event concludes, Modi will offer prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
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