Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tribute at Raj Ghat and said India would keep following Gandhi’s path to build a developed, self-reliant nation, also urging swadeshi purchases as a true homage.
• President Droupadi Murmu offered tributes at Raj Ghat and Vijay Ghat and called on citizens to uphold truth and non-violence in national progress.
• Opposition figures including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with state leaders and governors, issued messages invoking Gandhi’s principles of peace, service and harmony.
• Across India, the 156th birth anniversary was observed with prayer meetings, cultural programmes, cleanliness drives and community service, aligning with the day’s global recognition as the International Day of Non-Violence.
• A commemorative gathering was reported at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, while the date also saw tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose birth anniversary falls on October 2.