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August 5: A significant day for the BJP

Political circles are abuzz with speculations whether the Narendra Modi government is going to make another big announcement today. It is known that August 5 has proved to be auspicious for the government as major decisions taken by on the day has yielded good results.

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Published : Aug 5, 2021, 10:49 AM IST

Updated : Aug 5, 2021, 2:20 PM IST

Patna (Bihar): August 5 has proved to be auspicious for the Narendra Modi government as major decisions taken by it on that day has yielded good results. Hence, political circles are abuzz that the PM Modi government might make a crucial announcement today as it would leave an indelible mark on India’s history. Let's have a look as to why this day has been so significant for the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Temple’s Bhoomi Poojan on August 5, 2020

August 5, 2020 will be the last page in the Indian history when a dispute of over 500-years had come to an end. The country had suffered great in terms of pain and division over the disputes related to Ayodhya. After receiving a nod to the religious feelings of the country from the Supreme Court, it was on this day last year that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had participated in the Bhoomi Poojan and foundation laying ceremony for the construction of the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The date of August 5 and the timing of the religious ritual for this have been decided according to the Vedic process.

Article 370 was abrogated for Kashmir on August 5, 2019

The Narendra Modi government issued orders for the abrogation of the most controversial Article 370 from Kashmir on August 5, 2019. Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh were reduced to the status of Union Territories. Jammu and Kashmir was a blot on the concept of unity, integrity and sovereignty in the larger picture of a united map of India as it went against one nation, one constitution and one leader principle. By removing Article 370, the BJP on August 5, 2019 bound the country by one constitution. Why was August 5 decided to remove this Article? It may be a coincidence, but the kind of support BJP got from the people of the country, the date August 5 became another date of Independence.

The name of Moghalsarai Station was changed on August 5, 2018

The name of Moghalsarai Station in Chandouli district of Uttar Pradesh, which is the largest railway yard in Asia, was changed to Pandit Deen Dayal Railway station on August 5, 2018. The proposal to change the name of the station was sent to the central government after the formation of the Yogi Adityanath government in UP. The central government gave its consent on August 5. It may noted that the BJP has taken all major decisions on August 5.

Major events in the country and the world on August 5

Some of the major events that shook the world on August 5 are:

America dropped nuclear bomb on Japan’s Hiroshima on August 5, 1945.

Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the moon, was born on August 5, 1890.

NASA scientists had claimed in their Science Journal that water exists on Mars on August 5, 2011.

NASA launched the spaceship to study Jupiter on August 5, 2011.

There would be a long list of events that have happened on August 5 which influenced social equations, research, inventions and world politics.

Last Updated : Aug 5, 2021, 2:20 PM IST

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