Shinzo Abe
Kashi is also in mourning on Saturday after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Many organizations mourned his sad demise. The last day of the three-day Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam organized at the Rudraksh International Convention Center began with a condolence meeting.
Governor Anandiben Patel, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and educationists from across the country paid tribute to Shinzo Abe in the auditorium before the ceremony began. Keeping a silence of two minutes, prayed to God for the peace of the departed soul. Earlier on Saturday morning many people reached in front of Rudraksh International Convention Center.
During this, everyone paid tribute to Shinzo Abe's pictures by wearing Rudraksh garlands. At the same time, the national flags of India and Japan were hoisted at half-mast outside the Rudraksh Convention Center due to the state mourning announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in honor of Shinzo Abe. Shinzo Abe is an important contributor behind the construction of the Rudraksh Convention Center.
Shinzo Abe gave the gift of Rudraksh to Banaras on his visit to Kashi
The foundation of Rudraksh Convention Center was laid on 12 December 2015 in Kashi as a symbol of friendship between Japan and India. The then Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was on Kashi tour. It was Abe who announced the creation of Rudraksha. Rudraksha was manufactured by a Japanese company at a cost of Rs 186 crore. 108 steel Rudraksh are installed in this center having the shape of Shivling. The center has a seating arrangement of 1200 people at a time. However, Japan's PM Yoshihide Suga remained at the time of its launch in 2021.
Ganga Aarti dedicated in the name of former Prime Minister of Japan
Tributes were paid to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Ganga Ghat where he wished for world peace with Gangajal in his hand. The Ganga Aarti to be held at Dashashwamedh Ghat on Friday evening was dedicated to Shinzo Abe. Devotees who came from the country and abroad along with the archakas bowed to him by keeping a silence of two minutes.
At the Dashashwamedh Ghat, where Shinzo Abe had seen the Ganga Aarti, tribute was paid to him by writing a bow with 501 lamps at the same place. The seven archakas of Ganga Seva Nidhi first donated a lamp to Mother Ganga. After this, he bowed down with a picture of Shinzo Abe in his hands. Maa Ganga was prayed for the peace of her soul. During this, Chairman of Ganga Seva Nidhi Sushant Mishra, Secretary Surjit Singh, Hanuman Yadav were present. At the same time, silent tribute was also paid to him at the Japanese temple in Sarnath.
Shinzo Abe was a true Kashi friend
He was a true Kashi friend. Rudraksh is his best gift in Kashi. BJP regional president Mahesh Chand Srivastava said that Shinzo Abe has contributed in enhancing India-Japan relations on a global scale. He was the first Japanese PM to visit India several times. RK Choudhary, National Vice President of IIA said that Shinzo Abe played an important role in the development of Rudraksh and Banaras. He was stunned to see Kashi.
Shinzo Abe was in love with Kashi's culture
Former mayor of Varanasi Ram Gopal Mohle expressed condolences and condemned the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Shared memories associated with them. Said that in 2015 he had welcomed Shinzo Abe as mayor. On the instructions of Prime Minister Modi, he had the opportunity to visit Japan in the Central Government delegation.
During that time there was a soulful meeting with PM Shinzo Abe in Japan. When he had come to Kashi about seven years ago, I had the opportunity to receive him with the PM. Paying homage to Shinzo Abe, he has prayed to Baba Vishwanath to rest his soul and destroy the forces of violence and terror in the world.
Mohle told that the former PM of Japan was very much attached to the spiritual culture and traditions of Kashi. Due to this, the relationship between Japan and India increased. Kashi developed on the lines of Kyoto. Kyoto is also a city of streets. Seeing the development there, development works were done here.