Gujarat Confidential: Keeping it clean
As the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited are jointly carrying out a campaign to clean Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad city, the initiative was joined by Governor Acharya Devvrat, on Saturday. On the occasion, the Governor emphasised that citizens who enjoy the beauty of the Sabarmati riverfront must also take responsibility for keeping it clean. The Governor was also joined by students of Gujarat Vidyapith, among others. So far, over 408 metric tonnes of waste have been removed from the river under the ongoing campaign that started on May 15, as per an official statement.
Message from Japan
Vadodara BJP Lok Sabha MP, Hemang Joshi, who is part of one of the seven All- Party Delegations travelling abroad to convey India's message of zero tolerance against terrorism after the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam and the subsequent Operation Sindoor, on Saturday, put out a video to apprise the citizens of Gujarat on the discussions held at the first stop in Japan. In the video, in Gujarati, Joshi said, 'As part of the global outreach mission, our delegation led by Sanjay Kumar Jha is on a visit to South East Asia and Japan… In Marathon meetings for three days, the all-party delegation explained in detail how Pakistan supports terrorism at a time when the world is helping Pakistan financially, and how it is diverting the finances to sponsor terror. We discussed Operation Sindoor, which was an attack to demolish terror infrastructure.' The delegation is now headed to Korea, Joshi said, adding, 'In Japan, we had one-to-one meetings with former Prime Ministers, Speaker of House of Representatives, Former Defence Ministers and Foreign Ministers of Japan as well as Japanese media and social media influencers. We also involved the Indian diaspora in the conversations in order to ensure that our message reaches everyone.'
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