Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pune, Maharashtra on Tuesday. During his visit, he will lay the foundation stone for various development projects and receive the Lokmanya Tilak National Award.
Upon his arrival, Modi will visit the Dagdusheth Mandir to perform darshan and pooja. At 11:45 am, he will be presented with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award. This award was established in 1983 by the Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust to honor the legacy of Lokmanya Tilak. Sharad Pawar, the chief of the Nationalist Congress Party, has been invited as the chief guest for the event. Rohit Tilak, the vice president of the trust, confirmed that Pawar will attend the award ceremony.
The event will also be attended by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, and Sushil Kumar Shinde, who is also a trustee. The organisers of the event emphasized that their organization is apolitical and the award has been given to individuals from various backgrounds. The award is presented to individuals who have made remarkable and extraordinary contributions to the progress and development of the nation.