Union minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel joined the festivities of Uttarayan with their households on Saturday. Taking half in the merry-making, Amit Shah flew kites on a terrace in the Vejalpur space of Ahmedabad whereas Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel participated in kite-flying celebrations at Dariapur’s Nava Taliya Ni Pol in Ahmedabad.
Gujarat Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi was additionally seen celebrating the pageant by flying kites in his hometown Surat together with his relations and pals.
The skies teemed with kites of all colors and shapes whereas music and delicacies reminiscent of fafda-jalebi, undhiyu and chikki added to the enjoyable. It was after a spot of two years that the pageant was celebrated with out the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah, CM Patel and Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat greeted folks on the event.
“Best wishes to all of you. May this festival of kites bring joy, excitement and enthusiasm in our lives, wish all of you stay healthy,” Modi stated in his message in Gujarati on his Twitter deal with.
“Wishing you all a very Happy Makar Sankranti. A prayer that Lord Suryanarayan’s journey to the north may bring growth in the lives of all and strengthen the sense of well-being and brotherhood in the society,” tweeted Patel.
However, the festivities have been marred by a number of incidents of individuals getting injured due to sharp kite strings or falling from heights whereas flying kites. The 108 Emergency Management Service reported 29 such instances. There have been additionally 73 instances of individuals falling down from heights together with 16 in Ahmedabad and 11 in Surat.
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