New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Noting that Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and Amrit Kaal was a period to make stronger efforts for making India 'Vishwa Guru' again, Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the younger generation should get information about the sacrifices and resilience of the people who fought for the freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947 through the mahotsav.

Dehradun Dec 18 PTI BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday flagged off his partys Vijay Sankalp Yatra in poll-bound Uttarakhand with a roadshow in Haridwar with the pilgrimage town people showering flowers on him from roofs of their houses Nadda began the roadshow from Pantdweep ground in Haridwar on a rath along with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami former Union minister and Haridwar MP Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank BJPs state president Madan Kaushik and state election in-charge and Union minister Pralhad Joshi The roadshow concluded at Shivmurti Chawk after meandering its way through the citys bustling streets crowded with supporters waving at the BJP leaders and showering flowers at them The rath also passed through Bhimgoda and Har ki Pairi The Vijay Sankalp Yatra is aimed at highlighting the achievements of the Union and state governments over the past five years while covering all 41 assembly constituencies of Garhwal and 29 of Kumaon Nadda said at the roadshow Peoples response to the roadshow is overwhelming Look at the crowds There are people as far as you can see It is a clear indication that people have made up their minds for electing the BJP once again said the party president on board the rath Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi unprecedented work has been done in the state in the infrastructure sector The all-weather Chardham road is being built and Kedarnath has been reconstructed I am confident the party will get the blessings of the people again he said The yatra in-charge for the Garhwal region Virendra Bisht said the BJP will definitely achieve its target of winning more than 60 seats this time The BJP had stormed to power in 2017 in Uttarakhand winning 57 out of a total of 70 assembly seats Asked why Haridwar was chosen to launch the partys Vijay Sankalp Yatra Bisht said it is because it is the starting point of all pilgrimages in Uttarakhand PTI ALM RAX RAX