Ahmedabad
CM Vijay Rupani inaugurated the sixth edition of much awaited annual flower show at the Flower Park of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
Updated : Dec 31, 2017, 04:30 AM IST
Amid the heated political atmosphere in the state, particularly after allocation of portfolios, CM Vijay Rupani inaugurated the sixth edition of much awaited annual flower show at the Flower Park of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Saturday.
While entering the nursery section, Rupani was handed over his mobile phone by his personal assistant and the CM talked for about 10 minutes with the person on the call. Speculations were rife that it might be either from Prime Minister Narendra Modi or BJP president Amit Shah.
It comes in the wake of newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel being displeased with the allocation of portfolio to him. He is yet to take charge of the office. It is believed that to know what is going on at the local level, someone from the said two might have called the CM, hence he spend 10 minutes over the call during the public event. After inaugurating the show, the CM said that Amdavadis now have a new place to rejoice the beauty of flowers in this pleasant winter.
It is for the first time that the flower show is being organised after Ahmedabad was declared as the World Heritage City by the UNESCO. Several other events are also being organised to celebrate the heritage tag.
"The annual flower show helps people in Ahmedabad get closer to nature," he added. It is speculated that Nitin Patel might not attend the concluding event of Kankaria Carnival which is likely to take place on Sunday.
Speculations are rife about who called the Chief Minister today. While many say that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi, others say it wasBJP president Amit Shah.