Rakhi Celebration at Gujarat Secretariat by Brahma Kumaris, Gandhinagar

The Brahma Kumaris celebrated the Rakshabandhan festival by tying Rakhi at the Gujarat Secretariat. BK Kailash, Center Incharge of Brahma Kumaris in Gandhinagar; BK Tara; BK Jugnu; and Ramesh Patel, Owner of capital Offsets, Gandhinagar, visited the Deputy Chief Minister of the State Cabinet and all State ministers and tied rakhi by putting a tilak in remembrance of the self as a soul, filling the self with supreme power, and offered them blessings and sweets. They were invited to Shantivan for a Global Summit and Expo happening at the Head Quarters of the Brahma Kumaris in September, which was happily accepted by nearly all the ministers, who expressed their willingness in attending the same.

All the Staff, Personal Assistants, Personal Secretaries, and Programmers were also tied with a Rakhi and were invited to do the seven-day Meditation course at the local centre.

Ministers at the Gujarat Secretariat included:

Shri Nitinbhai Patel, Deputy Chief Minister, Finance, Roads and Building, Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, Narmada, Kalpasar, Capital Project

Shri Saurabh Patel, Minister, Energy

Shri Dilipkumar Viraji Thakore, Minister, Labour and Employment, Disaster Management, Devsthan, Pilgrimage Development

Shri Kaushikkumar Jamnadas Patel, Minister, Revenue

Shri Bhupendrasinh Manubha Chudasama, Minister, Education (Primary, Secondary and Adult), Higher and Technical Education, Law and Justice, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs, Salt Industry, Cow-Breeding and Civil Aviation

Shri Ganpatbhai Vestabhai Vasava, Minister, Tribal Development, Tourism, Forest, Women and Child Welfare

Shri Ishwarbhai (Anil) Ramanbhai Parmar, Minister, Social Justice and Empowerment (including welfare of Scheduled Castes, Welfare of socially and educationally backward classes)

Shri Ranchhodbhai Chanabhai Faldu, Minister, Agriculture, Rural Development, Fisheries, Transport

Shri Ramanlal Nanubhai Patkar, Minister of State, Forest and Tribal Development

Shri Ishwarsinh Thakorbhai Patel, Minister of State, Co-operation, Sports, Youth and Cultural activities (Independent Charge), Transport (State Minister)

Shri Kunvarjibhai Mohanbhai Bavaliya, Minister, Water Supply, Animal Husbandry, Rural Housing

Shri Pradeepsinh Bhagwatsinh Jadeja, Minister of State, Home, Energy, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs, Law and Justice, (State Minister) Police Housing, Border Security, Civil Defence, Gram Rakshak Dal, Jail, Prohibition Excise, Co-ordination of voluntary organizations, Non-resident Gujaratis Division, Protocol (All Independent Charge)

Smt. Vibhavariben Vijaybhai Dave, Minister of State, Women and Child Welfare, Education (Primary and Higher Education) and Pilgrimage

Shri Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Minister of State, Water Resources(Independent Charge), Water Supply

Shri Bachubhai Maganbhai Khabad, Minister of State, Rural Housing, Rural Development, Animal Husbandry, Cow Breeding

Source :  Brahma Kumaris HQ Daily eNewspaper