Dehradun: Ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Kedarnath in Uttarakhand in the first week of October, sources said.
The tentative date of the Prime Minister's visit is believed to be October 6.
According to sources, on his two-day visit to Uttarakhand, Prime Minister is likely to discuss the election strategy with senior BJP leaders.
During his visit, PM will also inaugurate oxygen-plant at AIIMS Rishikesh and inspect the Rishikesh-Karnprayag railway line, added sources.
This will be PM Modi's second visit to the temple during his term; the last time he visited the Kedarnath temple in 2019.
Kedarnath will close for devotees after Diwali for the next six months.
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Earlier on September 16, the Nainital High Court lifted a stay on Chardham Yatra and allowed only fully Covid vaccinated people with a mandatory COVID-19 negative report for the annual pilgrimage.
It is to be mentioned here that in a massive exercise to reach out to families whose members have served or are serving in defence forces, the BJP government in Uttarakhand will organise 'Shaheed Samman Yatra' in October.
The yatra will be held few months before the assembly polls in the state and is expected to boost the ruling party's prospects. The party is expecting to reach out to voters in every village of the state through the yatra.
Meanwhile, speculations are also rife over the visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as well as Amit Shah's visit to Haridwar and Dehradun.
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