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Amit Shah Ties Somnath Millennium Observance to Development Push, Announces Rs 267-Crore Works

He cast the shrine as proof of resilient faith, presenting it as a unifying motif for a year-long national commemoration.

Overview

  • Speaking in Mansa, the Union Home Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth Rs 267 crore, including a new sports complex.
  • He pledged to mobilize Rs 15 crore through corporate social responsibility funds to add facilities at the Mansa sports complex.
  • Shah framed Somnath as an emblem of Sanatana Dharma’s endurance, citing centuries of destruction and reconstruction while asserting the temple’s continued prominence.
  • He noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Somnath Swabhiman Parv on January 11 to mark a millennium since the 1026 attack, with events planned nationwide over the next year.
  • He said a grand Somnath corridor is being developed under the Prime Minister’s leadership to enhance the site’s significance.