Rudrabhishek Pujan to be performed at ancient Manokamnapurti

Temple with family and thousands of supporters

People will arrive in large numbers from nearby districts

and various areas

Prayagraj, 11 July (HS): Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Nand

Gopal Gupta 'Nandi' commemorates July 12 as his Punar-prapt

Janmotsav (rebirthday). This anniversary commemorates his survival from a

life-threatening RDX bomb assault in Prayagraj in 2010. His true birth date is

April 23, 1974. On July 12, 2010, the minister escaped a fatal

remote-controlled bomb assault in Prayagraj, which resulted in significant

injuries. Because he views his recovery to be a second chance at life, he

celebrates the day with large religious and social activities, including blood donation

drives and a huge 'Maharudra Abhishek' at the Manokamana Purti Temple.

It was 16 years ago, on July 12, 2010. Nand Gopal Gupta

Nandi, UP cabinet minister, was attacked with a remote-controlled RDX bomb in

Bahadurganj. A security guard and a journalist were killed. Minister Nandi was

seriously injured in the bomb blast. He recovered after four months of

continuous treatment, aided by the love and blessings of thousands of

supporters and admirers. Since then, Minister Nandi has celebrated his Punar-prapt

Janmotsav every year on July 12.

Like every year, this time too Minister Nandi will celebrate

his Punar-prapt Janmotsav on July 12 with his family, thousands of supporters

and workers. On July 12th, at 11:00 a.m., Minister Nandi will perform

Rudrabhishek and distribute Prasad at the ancient Manokamna Purti Temple in

Bahadurganj. Thousands of people from the city, as well as from across the

Ganga, Yamuna, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, and various districts will participate.

There is unwavering faith in the wish-fulfilling temple: It's

worth noting that on July 12, 2010, Nandi was struck by a bomb in front of this

very temple in Bahadurganj (where the Rudrabhishek ceremony took place). He was

seriously injured. He recovered after prolonged treatment. Minister Nandi

believes that if he has reached this position and is still alive today, it is

because of this temple. He has unwavering faith in this temple and Lord Shiva.

The minister said that since then, he has celebrated his recovered

birthday every year on July 12.

The life of Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, MLA from the Prayagraj

City South Assembly constituency and Cabinet Minister, was full of challenges

from the very beginning. Born on April 23, 1974, in the Bahadurganj

neighborhood of Allahabad, Nandi's father, Suresh Chandra, was a Class IV

employee in the postal department. His mother, Vimala Devi, worked as a

homemaker. Due to the family's poor financial situation, Nandi could only study

until his intermediate level. As a child, he would run a firecracker and colour

shop. When his house was the first in the neighborhood to have a television, he

even showed the Mahabharata to the children for fifty paise. As his financial

situation improved, he opened a sweet shop in 1992. He then purchased a truck,

then a ghee and medicine agency. In 1994, he started a brick kiln business with

a relative. Once financially stable, he formed the Nandi Group of Companies.

Political journey begins: In 2007, Nandi, who entered

politics with the BSP, won the election from City South. He defeated the BJP's

powerful leader Keshari Nath Tripathi and Congress's Rita Bahuguna Joshi. As a

reward, BSP supremo Mayawati gave him the status of a cabinet minister. He was

admitted to Hospital for four months after the fatal attack on 12 July 2010.

In the 2012 elections, Nandi was defeated by SP candidate

Haji Parvez Ahmed by 414 votes.

After this, his wife Abhilasha Gupta was elected mayor in

the municipal corporation elections held in 2012 and re-elected in 2017 as

well. He joined BJP in the 2017 assembly elections and once again secured the

post of Cabinet Minister by defeating SP MLA Parvez Ahmed Tanki. In 2022, he

again won the election from Prayagraj City South Assembly constituency and

became MLA and Cabinet Minister.

Hansraj Raghuvanshi and Swati Mishra will present bhajans: Bhajan

Clubbing Group Krishna Sanskar and Rahasya will also be included. A cultural

bhajan evening has been organized on July 12th to commemorate the re-birth

anniversary of Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, the Uttar Pradesh government's

Industrial Development Minister. Renowned bhajan singers Hansraj Raghuvanshi

and Swati Mishra will participate and sing bhajans in praise of the Lord.

Bhajan clubbing groups Rahasya and Krishna Sanskar Group will also perform

bhajans. Grand stages are being constructed at Sulaki Square and Chandralok

Square for the cultural program.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi