BJP Announces Nationwide Campaign To Mark Guru Ravidas' 650th Birth Anniversary Year From July 29

New Delhi, July 27: BJP MP Tarun Chugh on Monday announced that the party will observe the 650th birth anniversary year of Guru Ravidas through a nationwide campaign titled 'Sant Shiromani Shri Guru Ravidas Ji Maharaj Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan', beginning on July 29 and continuing till February 20, 2027.

Nationwide Campaign Announced

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, Chugh said the seven-month campaign would commence on the occasion of Guru Purnima on July 29, 2026, and conclude on Guru Ravidas' birth anniversary on February 20, 2027.

He said the process would begin on July 28 at Guru Ravidas' birthplace in Varanasi, where 131 urns containing soil from the site would be worshipped.

"On 29 July, BJP National President Nitin Nabin, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, State President Pankaj Chaudhary, and the entire party leadership will flag off the journey of these 131 urns across the country. The journey of these urns will cover every state and district in the nation," Chugh said.