PM sounds bugle for Gujarat poll with massive roadshow in Gandhinagar

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat held a gigantic roadshow in Gandhinagar's Dahegam on Saturday riding in an open jeep decked with floral garlands.</p>
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The roadshow which attracted massive crowds culminated in Gandhinagar's Lavad area where the Prime Minister delivered the first Convocation address of the Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) as the Chief Guest.</p>
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He said that Gandhinagar is becoming a 'vibrant place ' for education, stressing that the city is incubating 'one of its kind' varsities.</p>
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“There are many universities in Gandhinagar, includng two, which are the first of its kind in the whole world. Forensic Science University is nowhere in the whole world," he pointed out.</p>
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PM Modi also stated that Gandhinagar is the only city in the world with a Children's University.</p>
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Speaking about the COVID-19 pandemic, PM Modi said, "We have seen many policemen during the Covid-19 pandemic helping the needy by arranging food and medicines during the lockdown. People saw the humane face of the police."</p>
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PM Modi is also slated to declare open the 11th Khel Mahakumbh and deliver an address on the occasion, said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).</p>
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PM Modi's visit to the poll-bound state on Friday began with a mega roadshow from the airport to the BJP office, Kamalam, followed by a meeting with the party leaders in Ahmedabad. Gujarat is slated to go to the polls later this year.</p>
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Further, the Prime Minister addressed a Maha-Panchayat Sammelan at GMDC Ground in Ahmedabad and then met his mother Heeraben Modi at her residence in Gandhinagar yesterday. He also chaired a meeting of the Shree Somnath Trust to discuss the ongoing infrastructure up-gradation works.</p>
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The PM's visit comes in the wake of the victory of the BJP in four out of the 5 states in which Assembly elections was held. The party retained power in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand.</p>
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