PIYUSH GOYAL, MUMBAI LOCAL TRAIN, SIDDHIVINAYAK MANDIR, LOK SABHA ELECTIONS, PIYUSH GOYAL RIDES MUMBAI LOCAL TRAIN, PIYUSH GOYAL VISITS SIDDHIVINAYAK MANDIR, BJP : Piyush Goyal—the Minister of Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs—who will face his first electoral debut in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, on Thursday embarked on a journey aboard a Mumbai local train. The minister who spent his childhood in Mumbai expressed his nostalgia for the city while admiring the resilience, perseverance, and hopeful spirit of the financial capital of the country.
In a viral video, the union minister was seen interacting with the commuters. The Union Minister also visited the famous Siddhivinayak Mandir.
During his visit to the famous shrine, Goyal shared his memories when he used to come to Siddhivinayak Mandir and stood in the queue at 3 am in the morning. The minister expressed confidence in the devotion, dedication and resolution of the brothers and sisters of Mumbai to make India a developed country.
Speaking about his fondness for the metropolis, the minister said he spent his childhood in Mumbai and despite holding the responsibilities of a Union Minister and residing in the national capital Delhi, in the deep core of his heart belongs to Mumbai and the spirit and culture of Mumbai.'ye dil to Mumbai main hai aur Mumbai main hi rahega’ (this heart belongs to Mumbai and will remain in Mumbai), the minister said. "I did 'darshan' in Siddhivinayak temple, which reminds me of my old days when I used to come here and stood in the queue at 3 am...I am fully confident that our Mumbai brothers and sisters are on hell-bent making India 'Viksit Bharat'....I spent my childhood here (Mumbai), holding the responsibility of a Union
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