The ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ was launched from Kashi by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, marking PM Modi’s 76th birthday.
The twin bike yatra links Varanasi, PM Modi’s constituency, with Vadnagar in Gujarat, his birthplace, covering 10 states, 193 districts and 1,159 villages.
Around 500 bikers on 250 motorcycles are riding in each direction, with one convoy carrying Gangajal to Vadnagar and another bringing water from Gujarat back to Kashi.
The campaign concludes on October 7 with a water offering at Baba Hatkeshwar temple in Vadnagar and a Jalabhishek at Kashi’s Baba Vishwanath temple.
Rajnath Singh called it ‘a confluence yatra of service, values and sadhana,’ crediting the Modi government with achievements including poverty reduction affecting crores of people.
The Seva Sankalp Abhiyan follows a template used in past years, including a similar ‘Seva Sankalp’ walk led by Delhi CM Rekha Gupta on PM Modi’s 75th birthday.
The campaign’s stated objective is to connect with public sentiment and reach citizens through local service activities across the covered districts and villages.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath joined Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in flagging off the bike yatra from Kashi.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister Chirag Paswan were also present at the launch event in Varanasi.
One convoy of bikers is carrying Gangajal from Kashi toward Vadnagar, while a second convoy is bringing water from Gujarat’s holy rivers back to Kashi.
The campaign will conclude on October 7 with a water-offering ceremony at Baba Hatkeshwar temple in Vadnagar and a Jalabhishek ritual at Baba Vishwanath temple in Kashi.
Around 500 bikers on 250 motorcycles are participating in each direction of the twin yatra, with 60 to 80 local service programs planned daily at stops along the route.
Rajnath Singh described the initiative as ‘a confluence yatra of service, values and sadhana,’ linking PM Modi’s birthplace with his political and governance base.
Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
